Review of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Post-Stroke Motor Recovery

An umbrella review includes 34 systematic reviews and meta-analyses on transcranial magnetic stimulation for limb motor recovery after stroke. It assesses literature quality using PRISMA 2020, AMSTAR 2, and GRADE tools. The findings indicate a positive impact on motor function, though the evidence quality is generally low.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of PRISMA 2020 scores across 34 included articles to identify reporting quality trends.
• Investigate the correlation between AMSTAR 2 methodological quality ratings and the GRADE evidence quality assessments.
• Examine the reported outcome measures, such as ARAT and FMA-UE scores, to quantify improvements in upper limb function.
• Assess the frequency of high, moderate, low, and very low-quality evidence bodies as classified by the GRADE system.

Strengths

• Provides structured quality assessments for 34 included systematic reviews using three established tools.
• Reports specific score ranges, such as PRISMA 2020 scores from 17.5 to 26 with a mean of 22.44.
• Quantifies evidence quality with counts: 4 high, 29 moderate, 42 low, and 46 very low-quality evidence bodies.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 25.6 KB document, containing only summary text and no raw, structured data for re-analysis.
• The underlying literature is assessed as having low methodological quality, with 25 of 34 studies rated 'very low' by AMSTAR 2.
• No primary patient-level data, clinical trial results, or columnar features are available for machine learning applications.

Provenance

Source

Xiaoduo Yao via figshare

Collection Method

Umbrella review synthesizing existing systematic reviews and meta-analyses, evaluated with PRISMA 2020, AMSTAR 2, and GRADE.

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