The effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation on the recovery of attention and memory impairment following stroke : a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Previous studies indicated inconsistent results for the treatment effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on attention and memory impairment following stroke.

METHODS: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on TMS for the treatment of stroke were retrieved from Online databases. Data were analyzed by RevMan 5.3 software.

RESULTS: Ten RCTs performed in China were included, with a total of 591 younger post-stroke patients ranging in age from their 40s to their 60s. The meta-analysis indicated that TMS could significantly improve the recovery of cognitive impairment following a stroke, according to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score (8 studies, MD = 2.69, 95% CI: 1.44 to 3.95, P < 0.0001), the Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test (RBMT) score (7 studies, MD = 1.74, 95% CI:1.13 to 2.34, P < 0.00001), and the Modified Barthel Index (MBI) for Activities of Daily Living (3 studies, MD = 8.83, 95% CI:5.34 to 12.32, P < 0.00001). Sub-group analysis of MoCA and RBMT suggested that a low-frequency (1 Hz) stimulation exhibited similar effect with a higher-frequency (10 Hz) treatment.

DISCUSSION: TMS might effectively improve the attention and memory impairment of stroke patients without increasing side effects. But this effect needs to be verified by more multi-center, high-quality, large-sample, rigorously designed RCTs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Expert review of neurotherapeutics - 22(2022), 11-12 vom: 05. Nov., Seite 1031-1041

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xu, Wen-Wen [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Qing-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Dan-Wei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Attention impairment
Journal Article
Memory impairment
Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Systematic Review
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.02.2023

Date Revised 10.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/14737175.2022.2155515

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349821291