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The rTMS has been therapeutically introduced for acute stroke patients as well as chronic stroke patients, and seems to improve clinical outcome. For acute stroke patients, we conducted a comparative study of beneficial effects between high-frequency and low-frequency rTMS. The result of the study revealed that high-frequency rTMS is more beneficial than low-frequency rTMS for such patient population. Furthermore, we also indicated that bilateral rTMS can be the most effective therapeutic intervention for acute stroke.
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Abo, M., Kakuda, W. (2015). rTMS in the Acute Phase of Stroke. In: Rehabilitation with rTMS. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20982-1_6
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