SynthesisCNS spectrums2025
Efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with gait training in patients with Parkinson's disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in CNS spectrums, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- The different stimulation durations of transcranial direct current stimulation for Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
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Abstract
Parkinson's disease, the second most prevalent neurological disorder, is a multisystem neurodegenerative disease characterized by both motor and non-motor symptoms. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain neuromodulation technique that has been shown to be effective in some neurological conditions and for some clinical outcomes. To evaluate the efficacy of tDCS combined with gait training in Parkinson's disease, compared to placebo, absence of treatment, conventional therapy, or other therapies. A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines and registered in PROSPERO CRD42024542552. The literature search was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, SPORT Discus, Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE, and Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO) databases up to May 2024, limited to trials from the last 10 years. A total of 600 articles were identified; 9 were included in the systematic review and 8 in the meta-analysis. Significant intra-group changes were observed, but in the meta-analysis, no significant differences were seen between tDCS + gait training and tDCS placebo + gait training, although variables such as motor function slightly favored the combination (MD = -0.49; 95% CI [-1.55; 0.57], I
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