Effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on cerebellar ataxia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation in improving cerebellar ataxia.

Data sources

PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Springer, Science Direct, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and the China Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP) were searched until 2022.

Review methods

Trials with transcranial magnetic stimulation on the effects on cerebellar ataxia were included, and the effect size was evaluated using the standardized mean difference (SMD) or mean difference (MD) and a 95% confidence interval (CI).

Results

Eight studies comprising 272 participants, published between 2014 and 2022, were included. The results revealed that the effect of TMS on patients with cerebellar ataxia as assessed by the

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9911422 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature