Acupuncture combined with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation vs repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation alone for recovery of hemiparesis after ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Geng Li, Mengqi Yue, Shuochen Fan, Qichen Bai, Shuai Li, Xiaolin Yang, Xu Chen, Yihao Zhou, Jing Zhong, Jing Shi

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DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2026.08.052
Published: 2026-11
Container: Neuroscience
Publisher: Elsevier BV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2026.08.052,
  title = {Acupuncture combined with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation vs repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation alone for recovery of hemiparesis after ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis},
  author = {Geng Li and Mengqi Yue and Shuochen Fan and Qichen Bai and Shuai Li and Xiaolin Yang and Xu Chen and Yihao Zhou and Jing Zhong and Jing Shi},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Neuroscience},
  doi = {10.1016/j.neuroscience.2026.08.052},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2026.08.052}
}

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TI  - Acupuncture combined with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation vs repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation alone for recovery of hemiparesis after ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis
AU  - Geng Li
AU  - Mengqi Yue
AU  - Shuochen Fan
AU  - Qichen Bai
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AU  - Xiaolin Yang
AU  - Xu Chen
AU  - Yihao Zhou
AU  - Jing Zhong
AU  - Jing Shi
PY  - 2026
JO  - Neuroscience
DO  - 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2026.08.052
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Li, G., Yue, M., Fan, S., Bai, Q., Li, S., Yang, X., Chen, X., Zhou, Y., Zhong, J., & Shi, J. (2026). Acupuncture combined with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation vs repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation alone for recovery of hemiparesis after ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2026.08.052

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