Xiaodong Duan, Delong Huang, Haoshu Zhong, Junhao Wu, Zhihan Xiao, Peng Yang, Yuanhang Han, Haodong Jiang, Ping Zhou, Xi Liu
BACKGROUND: Most stroke patients suffer from an imbalance in blood supply, which causes severe brain damage leading to functional deficits in motor, sensory, swallowing, cognitive, emotional, and speech functions. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is thought to restore functions impaired during the stroke process and improve the quality of life of stroke patients. However, the efficacy of rTMS in treating post-stroke function impairment varies significantly. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis of the number of patients with effective rTMS in treating post-stroke dysfunction...
March 21, 2024: Neurological Sciences