Cochrane · systematic review · CD008554

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease

Fang, J, Zhou, M, Yang, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library

Neuromuscular2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 2 · 50%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

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rTMS compared to sham rTMS for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease

Population: patients with the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Changes to the ALSFRS‐R scores at 12 months
rTMS vs sham rTMS
no estimate extracted1 study · 12 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Changes to the MMT scores at 12 months
rTMS vs sham rTMS
no estimate extracted1 study · 12 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Changes to FSS at 12 months
rTMS vs sham rTMS
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Adverse events leading to cessation of treatment
rTMS vs sham rTMS
no estimate extracted3 studies · 50 participantsUngraded