On the reliability of motor evoked potentials in hand muscles of healthy adults: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Motor evoked potentials (MEP) elicited by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over the primary motor cortex are used as a neurophysiological marker of cortical excitability in clinical and scientific practice. Though, the reliability of this outcome parameter has not been clarified. Using a systematic approach, this work reviews and critically appraises studies on the reliability of MEP outcome parameters derived from hand muscles of healthy subjects and gives a proposal for most reliable TMS practice.

Methods

A systematic literature research was performed in PubMed, according to the PRISMA guidelines. Articles published up to March 2023 that were written in English, conducted repeated measurements from hand muscles of healthy subjects and reliability analysis were

SUBMITTER: Osnabruegge M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10500067 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature