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ReviewBrain sciences2021

Effects of Combined Interventions with Aerobic Physical Exercise and Cognitive Training on Cognitive Function in Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review.

Laura Amorós-Aguilar, Erica Rodríguez-Quiroga, Sara Sánchez-Santolaya, Margalida Coll-Andreu

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Review in Brain sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Combined exercise training to improve gait in older stroke patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laura Amorós-AguilarDepartment of Psychobiology and Methodology of Health Sciences and Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
Erica Rodríguez-QuirogaDepartment of Psychobiology and Methodology of Health Sciences and Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
Sara Sánchez-SantolayaDepartment of Psychobiology and Methodology of Health Sciences and Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
Margalida Coll-AndreuDepartment of Psychobiology and Methodology of Health Sciences and Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4106-2606
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Stroke is a major cause of permanent disability in multiple functions, including the cognitive domain. Since both cognitive training and aerobic physical exercise may exert positive effects on cognition after stroke, one may expect synergistic benefits when combining both interventions. (2) Methods: We carried out a systematic search of studies testing, in adult stroke patients, whether structured aerobic exercise combined with cognitive training led to higher cognitive benefits than either of these interventions when applied singly, or than interventions not including aerobic exercise or cognitive training. (3) Results: Five fair-quality randomized controlled trials fulfilled the search criteria. Exercise intensity was moderate-vigorous and cognitive training was mainly computer-based. The studies were heterogeneous regarding the cognitive tests used, and for this reason, a meta-analysis was not performed. Only three studies included follow-up assessment. The combined intervention was associated with pre-post improvement in at least one cognitive test in all the studies, and with higher positive effects compared to other conditions (although statistical significance was not always reached) in four studies. (4) Conclusions: Further trials including a long-term follow-up and comprehensive neuropsychological testing should be undertaken to determine whether combined aerobic exercise and cognitive training leads to additive cognitive benefits after stroke.

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aerobic physical exercisecognitive functioncognitive rehabilitationcombined interventionsstroke

Identifiers

PMID33917909
PMCPMC8068294
OpenAlexW3146248685

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