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The cerebellum group received bilateral 10\u200aHz rTMS treatment of the pharyngeal motor area of the cerebellum. The control group was administered with sham rTMS of the pharyngeal motor area of the cerebellum. All patients underwent the same conventional swallowing rehabilitation training after the intervention 5 days a week for a total of 10 days. Assessment of swallowing function was done before treatment (baseline), after treatment (2 weeks), and during follow-up (2 weeks after treatment) using the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Dysphagia Severity Scale (FEDSS) and the Penetration-Aspiration Scale (PAS). RESULTS: The interaction between time and intervention had a significant effect on PAS (P\u200a&lt;\u200a0.001) and FEDSS (P\u200a&lt;\u200a0.001). Compared to the control group, the cerebellum group exhibited significantly improved clinical swallowing function scores (PAS: P\u200a=\u200a0.007, FEDSS: P\u200a=\u200a0.002). 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