From this analysis of collected studies (Tables 1–4), it is observ- SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL

able from the available data that non-invasive stimulation may The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online beneficial in enhancing motor recovery. Specifically, it may lead at http://www.frontiersin.org/Neuropsychiatric_Imaging_and_ to clinically meaningful functional motor improvements in the Stimulation/10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00088/abstract stroke population. Future studies would benefit from future stan-

dardization of outcomes and stimulation parameters in order to Table S1 | Adverse events and safety outcome for selected peer-reviewed

decrease variability and heterogeneity of results. Future studies articles. MMSE, mini-mental state examination; EEG, electroencephalography.

meta-analysis detected by a simple, Ameli, M., Grefkes, C., Kemper, F.,

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