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SynthesisFrontiers in human neuroscience2024

The effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic and transcranial direct current stimulation on memory functions in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mengdie Hu, Michael A Nitsche, Yanxin Lv, Hairong Han, Xu Lin, Fengxue Qi

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Synthesis in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Mengdie HuSchool of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Michael A NitscheDepartment of Psychology and Neurosciences, Leibniz Research Center for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund, Germany.
Yanxin LvSports, Exercise and Brain Sciences Laboratory, Sports Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Hairong HanBlood Purification Department, The Eighth People's Hospital of Jinan, Shandong, China.
Xu LinShandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Fengxue QiSports, Exercise and Brain Sciences Laboratory, Sports Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a condition that impairs activities of daily living, and often transforms to dementia. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) show promise in improving cognitive functions in MCI patients. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to compare the effects of rTMS and tDCS on memory functions in MCI patients. We explored eight databases from their inception to March 16, 2024. We obtained 11 studies with 406 patients with MCI. We used the standardized mean difference (SMD) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) to synthesize the effect size. rTMS and tDCS significantly improved memory functions in MCI patients (SMD = 0.61; 95% CI: 0.41-0.82; Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42024558991.

Indexed as

cognitive functionmemorymild cognitive impairmentnon-invasive brain stimulationrepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationtranscranial direct current stimulation

Identifiers

PMID39206423
PMCPMC11350562

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