Neuromodulatory effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on post-stroke urinary retention…

Cohort studyNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology· Aug 2026

Neuromodulatory effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on post-stroke urinary retention: insights from neuroelectrophysiological assessment.

Hu Chen, Guocui Wang

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Neurostimulation & InterventionalCohort studyTreatmentQ2IF 2.2

Low-frequency rTMS linked to greater bladder residual volume reduction after stroke

Neuromodulatory effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on post-stroke urinary retention: insights from neuroelectrophysiological assessment.

Hu Chen, Guocui Wang

Neurological sciences · Aug 2026 · Q2 in Psychiatry

Background

Post-stroke urinary retention is common and clinically relevant.

Methods

We retrospectively studied 103 patients with post-stroke urinary retention: 52 received 4 weeks of contralesional M1 low-frequency rTMS plus rehabilitation, and 51 rehabilitation alone.

n = 103 patients

Results

rTMS group had a far larger drop in leftover bladder volume

-64ml

rTMS

-17ml

Control

More results

Most baseline characteristics were similar between groups.

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Conclusion

In this retrospective cohort, low-frequency rTMS was associated with improved bladder emptying and neurophysiological changes in post-stroke urinary retention.

Neuromodulatory effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on post-stroke urinary retention: insights from neuroelectrophysiological assessment.

Neuromodulatory effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on post-stroke urinary retention: insights from neuroelectrophysiological assessment.

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