Serial Number | Systematic review | Objective of the systematic review | Study frame | Major findings |
1 | Leggett et al62 | Efficacy of rTMS in treatment-resistant depression | Total studies evaluated: 70 in adults and 3 in youths Time frame: publications from inception until 10 January 2014 |
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2 | Iimori et al63 | Cognitive effects of rTMS in depression, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease | Total studies evaluated: 31 (15 in depression, 11 in schizophrenia, 5 in Alzheimer’s disease) Time frame: 1996–2018 (published in PubMed) | Some procognitive effect of rTMS in depression, when delivered over the prefrontal cortex |
3 | Ilieva et al64 | Effect of rTMS on executive function in depression | Total studies evaluated: 12 Time frame: all RCTs (blind, sham controlled) using HF rTMS on left DLPFC in depression | Improvement of executive function by rTMS correlates with improvement in mood symptoms. |
4 | Razza et al65 | Moderators of response to rTMS in depression | Total studies evaluated: 61 Time frame: from inception to 15 March 2017 | Large placebo effect of rTMS in depression. Low placebo response seen with high treatment-resistant depression. |
5 | Shen et al66 | Effect of rTMS in poststroke depression | Total studies evaluated: 22 RCTs Time frame: from inception to 20 August 2016 | Beneficial role of rTMS in poststroke depression |
6 | McIntyre et al67 | Effectiveness of rTMS in vascular depression and poststroke depression | Total studies evaluated: 5 Time frame: from January 1980 to June 2016 | Short-term beneficial role of rTMS in poststroke and vascular depression |
7 | Nordenskjold et al68 | Evidence of deep TMS in depression | Total studies evaluated: 1 Time frame: from inception to November 2014 | Evidence regarding efficacy of deep TMS in depression is inadequate. |
BL, bilateral; DLPFC, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; ECT, electroconvulsive therapy; HF, high frequency; LF, low frequency; RCT, randomised controlled trial;TMS, transcranial magnetic stimulation; UL, unilateral; rTMS, repetitive TMS.