Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Therapy in Parkinson Disease: A Meta‐Analysis

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Authors

Aparna Wagle Shukla · National Institutes of Health

Jonathan J. Shuster · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

Jae Woo Chung · University of Florida

David E. Vaillancourt · University of Illinois Chicago

Carolynn Patten · University of Florida

Jill L. Ostrem · Allergan (United Kingdom)

Michael S. Okun

Abstract

rTMS therapy in patients with Parkinson disease results in mild-to-moderate motor improvements and has the potential to be used as an adjunct therapy for the treatment of Parkinson disease. Future large, sample studies should be designed to isolate the specific clinical features of Parkinson disease that respond well to rTMS therapy.

Topics & Keywords

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Muscle activation and electromyography studies Conducting polymers and applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PM&R

Volume 8, Issue 4, pp. 356-366

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.08.009

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