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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2025

Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on upper extremity motor function in stroke survivors: study protocol of a randomized sham-controlled trial.

Tao Sun, Qian Yu

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Tao SunDepartment of Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Qian YuDepartment of Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Stroke is a group of diseases with neurological deficits caused by cerebrovascular lesions. Despite standard treatment, a large number of patients are left with significant upper extremity motor dysfunction. Therefore, improving upper limb motor function and promoting neurological recovery in stroke patients has become a core challenge in the field of neurorehabilitation. Methods and analysis: This study will be designed as a randomized, sham controlled clinical trial. Thirty-six patients with upper limb motor dysfunction after stroke will be included, and their Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Motor Function Rating Scale (FMA-UE) score will be ≤ 26 points. Subjects will be randomly assigned to the following three groups ( Communication and ethics: This study has been reviewed and approved by the Basic and Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital (Lun Shen (Yan) No. 353-1 of 2025). The results of this research will be disseminated through the network of professionals and the general public, and peer-reviewed scientific papers will be published and presented at relevant conferences. Registration: This trial has been registered with the Chinese Clinical Trials Registry with registration number ChiCTR2500105502.

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dorsolateral premotor cortex on the unaffected sidefunctional magnetic resonancehigh-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationmotor evoked potentialssham controlstroke

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PMCPMC12829363

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