| Literature DB >> 18945450 |
Lewis A Wheaton1, Federico Villagra, Daniel F Hanley, Richard F Macko, Larry W Forrester.
Abstract
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) non-invasively measures excitability of central motor pathways in humans and is used to characterize neuroplasticity after stroke. Using TMS to index lower extremity neuroplasticity after gait rehabilitation requires test-retest reliability. This study assesses the reliability of TMS-derived variables measured at bilateral quadriceps of chronic hemiparetic stroke survivors. Results support using measures of both paretic and nonparetic motor threshold, motor evoked potential (MEP) latencies; and nonparetic MEP amplitudes. Implications for longitudinal research are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18945450 PMCID: PMC2662509 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.09.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Sci ISSN: 0022-510X Impact factor: 3.181