Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for preoperative mapping in children and adults with brain tumours

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  1. Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for preoperative mapping in children and adults with brain tumours
Population:
Children and adults undergoing brain tumour surgery, with intraoperative DCS
Intervention:
Preoperative mapping with nTMS
Comparison:
• Surgery without preoperative mapping with nTMS
• Surgery without access to preoperative nTMS data
• Surgery with other types of preoperative mapping, for example fMRI
Outcomes:
Mortality, postoperative function, side effects, complications, HRQoL

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Reliable systematic reviews that show evidence gaps:

Navigerad transkraniell magnetstimulering för preoperativ kartläggning vid hjärntumörer [Navigated Transcranial Magnetic timulation for Preoperative Mapping in Patients with Brain Tumours], Örebro: HTA-enheten Camtö; 2025. HTA-rapport 2025:78.
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