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This area groups records using publication titles and source-reported publication types. A thematic match is not clinical guidance or expert assessment. Always consult the original study for methods, sample sizes, findings and limitations.

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Distinguishing evidence in Parkinson treatment research

Identify whether a treatment study assesses safety, an effect on a specified symptom or a longer-term outcome. Drug, surgical, rehabilitation and experimental approaches may be at different research stages. A paper discussing a new treatment does not establish approval for routine clinical use.

In a clinical trial, examine randomization, blinding, the comparator, prespecified outcomes and follow-up. Read adverse events, withdrawals and uncertainty alongside efficacy findings. This area supports discovery of levodopa, deep-brain-stimulation and rehabilitation literature; it does not select an individual medication or intervention. Applicability requires clinical assessment by an appropriate health professional.

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Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS): An update (2014-2018).

Lefaucheur JP, Aleman A, Baeken C, Benninger DH, Brunelin J, Di Lazzaro V, Filipović SR, Grefkes C, Hasan A, Hummel FC, Jääskeläinen SK, Langguth B, Leocani L, Londero A, Nardone R, Nguyen JP, Nyffeler T, Oliveira-Maia AJ, Oliviero A, Padberg F, Palm U, Paulus W, Poulet E, Quartarone A, Rachid F, Rektorová I, Rossi S, Sahlsten H, Schecklmann M, Szekely D, Ziemann U.

Clin Neurophysiol · 2020-01-01

DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.11.002PMID: 31901449

When reading a study

  1. Identify the publication type and research question.
  2. Distinguish human, animal and laboratory research.
  3. Assess results and uncertainty from the original text.
  4. Check the source for retractions and corrections.