Jitka Lüdemann-Podubecká1, Kathrin Bösl2, Dennis Alexander Nowak3. 1. HELIOS Klinik Kipfenberg, Kipfenberg, Germany. Electronic address: jpodubec@post.cz. 2. HELIOS Klinik Kipfenberg, Kipfenberg, Germany. 3. HELIOS Klinik Kipfenberg, Kipfenberg, Germany; Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Philips University, Marburg, Germany.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation changes excitability of the motor cortex and it has hereby the potential to modulate changes in neural processing which impede motor recovery after stroke. METHODS: This chapter presents an up-to-day systematic review of the treatment effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in promoting motor recovery of the affected upper limb after stroke. RESULTS: Thirty-seven trials were included in the analysis. The selected studies involved a total of 871 stroke subjects. All stimulation protocols pride on interhemispheric imbalance model. INTERPRETATION: rTMS enhances motor recovery of the affected hand after stroke; however, the data available until today is too limited to support its routine use.
OBJECTIVE: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation changes excitability of the motor cortex and it has hereby the potential to modulate changes in neural processing which impede motor recovery after stroke. METHODS: This chapter presents an up-to-day systematic review of the treatment effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in promoting motor recovery of the affected upper limb after stroke. RESULTS: Thirty-seven trials were included in the analysis. The selected studies involved a total of 871 stroke subjects. All stimulation protocols pride on interhemispheric imbalance model. INTERPRETATION: rTMS enhances motor recovery of the affected hand after stroke; however, the data available until today is too limited to support its routine use.
Authors: Isabella S Menezes; Leonardo G Cohen; Eduardo A Mello; André G Machado; Paul Hunter Peckham; Sarah M Anjos; Inara L Siqueira; Juliana Conti; Ela B Plow; Adriana B Conforto Journal: Neuromodulation Date: 2017-10-25
Authors: Liesjet E H Van Dokkum; D Mottet; I Laffont; A Bonafé; N Menjot de Champfleur; J Froger; E Le Bars Journal: Exp Brain Res Date: 2017-06-02 Impact factor: 1.972