LIFU vs. rTMS for Stroke Recovery: Same 2-Week Endpoint, Larger FMA Gains
A 2026 secondary randomized-trial analysis found that low-intensity focused ultrasound and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation reached statistically similar 2-week post-treatment motor scores after subacute stroke, even though LIFU produced larger median Fugl–Meyer Assessment gains than rTMS: 7 vs. 2 upper-limb points and 3 vs. 1 lower-limb points.1 LIFU therefore carries the recovery-dynamics signal in this …