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The effects of rTMS on motor recovery after stroke: a systematic review of fMRI studies

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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been widely used in motor rehabilitation after stroke, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been used to investigate the neural mechanisms of motor recovery during stroke therapy. However, there is no review on the mechanism of rTMS intervention for motor recovery after stroke based on fMRI explicitly. We aim to reveal and summarize the neural mechanism of the effects of rTMS on motor function after stroke as measured by fMRI. We carefully performed a literature search using PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases from their respective inceptions to November 2022 to identify any relevant randomized controlled trials. Researchers independently screened the literature, extracted data, and qualitatively described the included studies. Eleven studies with a total of 420 poststroke patients were finally included in this systematic review. A total of 338 of those participants received fMRI examinations before and after rTMS intervention. Five studies reported the effects of rTMS on activation of brain regions, and four studies reported results related to brain functional connectivity (FC). Additionally, five studies analyzed the correlation between fMRI and motor evaluation. The neural mechanism of rTMS in improving motor function after stroke may be the activation and FCs of motor-related brain areas, including enhancement of the activation of motor-related brain areas in the affected hemisphere, inhibition of the activation of motor-related brain areas in the unaffected hemisphere, and changing the FCs of intra-hemispheric and inter-hemispheric motor networks.

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    Zhiqing Tang, Tianhao Liu, Kaiyue Han, Ying Liu, Wenlong Su, Rongrong Wang & Hao Zhang

  2. Beijing Bo’ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, China

    Zhiqing Tang, Tianhao Liu, Kaiyue Han, Ying Liu, Wenlong Su, Rongrong Wang & Hao Zhang

  3. University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China

    Wenlong Su & Hao Zhang

  4. Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China

    Hao Zhang

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Tang, Z., Liu, T., Han, K. et al. The effects of rTMS on motor recovery after stroke: a systematic review of fMRI studies. Neurol Sci 45, 897–909 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-023-07123-x

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