ABSTRACT NUMBER: ESOC2026A1075 REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION-ENHANCED UPPER LIMB RECOVERY AFTER STROKE IMPROVES MOOD AND PERCEIVED RECOVERY: SECONDARY OUTCOMES OF THE B-STARS TRIAL
Jord Vink, Claudia Arumi-Trujillo, Tessa Verhoeff, Daniel Hoogcarspel-Ruiz, Anne Visser, H Bart van der Worp, Rick Dijkhuizen · 2026
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Jord Vink and co-authors present a 2026 conference study on mood and felt recovery after magnetic pulse therapy that lifts arm healing post-stroke. The B-STARS trial had shown the pulse plan boosts arm recovery. Whether it also lifts mind and spirit was unknown.
Sixty patients with a first stroke and a weak arm drew real or sham pulse sessions over two weeks, on top of standard rehab. Mood scores improved by a clear step in the real group one month after care, driven by low mood relief. The edge faded at later checks. Felt recovery ran higher in the real group at six months. Arm gains tracked with the early mood lift, the authors note.
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| CREATOR | Jord Vink, Claudia Arumi-Trujillo, Tessa Verhoeff, Daniel Hoogcarspel-Ruiz, Anne Visser, H Bart van der Worp, Rick Dijkhuizen |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |