The effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation for dysphagia in stroke patients: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT: Numerous studies have explored the use of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) intervention in post-stroke dysphagia. The primary aim of this umbrella review was to appraise the methodological quality of systematic reviews (SRs), with and without meta-analyses (MAs), that synthesized the findings of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) exploring the effectiveness of rTMS in the management of dysphagia post-stroke. A secondary aim of was to evaluate the consistency and reliability of translational implications of rTMS for swallowing recovery after stroke across these SRs and MAs. We searched several databases from inception to the 14th of May 2023, to identify SRs and MAs that examined the effectiveness of rTMS in the management of dysphagia post-stroke. The methodological qua

SUBMITTER: Georgiou AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10972992 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature