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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2026

Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Versus Sham Stimulation on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Karam Addas, Ameen Aldabbagh, Jana Balloura, Ahmad Al Raiy, Rian M Balafkhar, Lama S Othman, Kadi Aldowairej, Osama Abdullah Al-Amoudi, Meshari M Alotaibi, Fahad Mohammed Aldehaim and 5 more

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Karam AddasCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia.
Ameen AldabbaghCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia.
Jana BallouraCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0001-3548-7715
Ahmad Al RaiyCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0002-1703-2992
Rian M BalafkharCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0009-1324-7401
Lama S OthmanCollege of Medicine, AlMaarefa University, Al Diriyah, Riyadh 13713, Saudi Arabia.
Kadi AldowairejCollege of Medicine, AlMaarefa University, Al Diriyah, Riyadh 13713, Saudi Arabia.
Osama Abdullah Al-AmoudiFaculty of Medicine, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul 34734, Turkey.ORCID 0009-0006-6621-6957
Meshari M AlotaibiFaculty of Medicine, Shaqra University, Dawadmi 11911, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0007-9208-3542
Fahad Mohammed AldehaimFaculty of Medicine, Shaqra University, Dawadmi 11911, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0007-8558-1236
Hammam SibyaniCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia.
Bassam M AlshahraniFaculty of Medicine, Shaqra University, Shaqra 15526, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0002-7862-2558
Abdulrahman AlnwijiCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0001-0764-463X
Yasir JasimCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia.
Ayman M A MohamedCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4827-855X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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BDNFbrain-derived neurotrophic factorinflammatory biomarkersneuroplasticitypainpain catastrophizingtDCStranscranial direct current stimulationworking memory

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PMID42795766
PMCPMC13607446

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