Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Stroke-Induced Upper Limb Motor Deficit: A Meta-Analysis

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/np/volume-2017/2758097/figures/2758097.fig.004a.svgz" name="2758097.fig.004a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Affected side of MEP</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/np/volume-2017/2758097/figures/2758097.fig.004b.svgz" name="2758097.fig.004b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Unaffected side of MEP</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/np/volume-2017/2758097/figures/2758097.fig.004c.svgz" name="2758097.fig.004c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(c) </b>Affected side of rMT</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="d"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/np/volume-2017/2758097/figures/2758097.fig.004d.svgz" name="2758097.fig.004d" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(d) </b>Unaffected side of rMT</td></tr></table>

<div>Forest plots of the mean effect sizes for MEP and rMT between the affected hand and unaffected hand. MEP: motor-evoked potential; rMT: resting motor threshold.</div>

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Figure 4: Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Stroke-Induced Upper Limb Motor Deficit: A Meta-Analysis 