Function-specific repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for fine motor rehabilitation in chronic stroke: a case report.

ABSTRACT: Although repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been widely used in the treatment of post-stroke hemiparesis, its efficacy in restoring fine motor function of the hand remains limited, largely because of a lack of specificity in target selection. This study presents the case of a 61-year-old female chronic stroke patient who showed significant improvement in hand fine motor function following an 8-week intervention using function-specific rTMS guided by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The patient previously experienced multiple lacunar infarctions in the bilateral basal ganglia and centrum semiovale and received the intervention 4 years after the stroke. Following treatment, substantial improvements were observed in fine motor function, with electrophysiologi

SUBMITTER: Qi JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12902691 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature