Repetitive navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation to facilitate motor rehabilitation in acute pediatric hemorrhagic stroke - illustrative case.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hemorrhage from arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) represents the most frequent cause of pediatric hemorrhagic stroke. However, outcomes often bear permanent extensive neurological impairments.

Observations

An eleven-year-old male presented to the emergency department following a sudden onset of left-sided hemiparesis and continued loss of consciousness after an epileptic seizure. Imaging revealed a large hemorrhagic stroke of the right frontal lobe resulting from bleeding of an arteriovenous malformation. After microsurgical resection, low-frequency repetitive navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nrTMS) therapy targeting the motor hotspot of the unaffected hemisphere was administered. At the 4-month follow-up visit, the patient recovered motor function, w

SUBMITTER: Schwendner M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12455120 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature