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Comparative efficacy and safety of photobiomodulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in Alzheimer's disease: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

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Authors: Wei Xu1, Jiajie Chen1, Yingying Zhou1, Chengzhi Liu2, Yuelin Han1, Kai Zheng1
  1. Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology,1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, China
  2. Tongji Medical College First Clinical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology,1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, China
Journal: Lasers in medical science, volume 41, issue 1, article 161
Dates: received 21 November 2025; accepted 16 July 2026; published online 23 July 2026; in print 2026
Type: Review · Language: English
License: CC BY-NC-ND
Identifiers: DOI 10.1007/s10103-026-04962-w · PMID 42487022 · PMCID PMC13391731 · OpenAlex W7170088271
Open access: hybrid, a free copy (OpenAlex)
Status: code on request
Categories: other (modality), human (organism), Alzheimer's / dementia (population), clinical / translational (subfield)
Keywords: Photobiomodulation, Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation, Alzheimer’s disease, Cognition, Safety and Tolerability
MeSH: Alzheimer Disease*, Low-Level Light Therapy*, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation*, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation*, Bayes Theorem, Cognition, Cognitive Enhancement, Humans, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome (* major topic)
Topic: Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine (Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Medicine), according to OpenAlex
Funding: National Natural Science Foundation of China (82371442); National Key Research and Development Program of China (2020YFC2004803)
Citations: not cited yet (Europe PMC); 63 references in the paper

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Xu, W., Chen, J., Zhou, Y., Liu, C., Han, Y., & Zheng, K. (2026). Comparative efficacy and safety of photobiomodulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in Alzheimer's disease: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Lasers in medical science, 41(1), 161. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-026-04962-w

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@article{xu2026comparative,
author = {Xu, Wei and Chen, Jiajie and Zhou, Yingying and Liu, Chengzhi and Han, Yuelin and Zheng, Kai},
title = {{Comparative efficacy and safety of photobiomodulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in Alzheimer's disease: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials}},
journal = {Lasers in medical science},
year = {2026},
month = jul,
volume = {41},
number = {1},
pages = {161},
publisher = {Springer Science+Business Media},
issn = {0268-8921},
doi = {10.1007/s10103-026-04962-w},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-026-04962-w},
pmid = {42487022},
pmcid = {PMC13391731}
}

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T2 - Lasers in medical science
J2 - Lasers Med Sci
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/07/23
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SN - 0268-8921
PB - Springer Science+Business Media
DO - 10.1007/s10103-026-04962-w
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