Effectiveness and safety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on aphasia in cerebrovascular accident patients: Protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a non-invasive brain stimulation approach, might be a promising technique in the management of aphasia after cerebrovascular accidents (CVA). This protocol of systematic review (SR) aims to investigate the effectiveness and safety of rTMS in patients with aphasia after CVA.

Methods

The following databases will be searched: PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), China National Knowledge infrastructure (CNKI), Technology Periodical Database (VIP), WanFang Data, and China Biology Medicine (CBM) from inception to August 2019. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the effectiveness and safety of rTMS for aphasia patients after CVA will be included. Primary outcome wi

SUBMITTER: Zheng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6946413 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature