Excitatory Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Induces Contralesional Cortico-Cerebellar Pathways After Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Preliminary DTI Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is proved to be effective in facilitating stroke recovery. However, its therapeutic mechanism remains unclear. The present study aimed to investigate changes in white matter fractional anisotropy (FA) after excitatory rTMS to better understand its role in motor rehabilitation. Materials and Methods: Acute stroke patients with unilateral subcortical infarction in the middle cerebral artery territory were recruited. The patients were randomly divided into an rTMS treatment group and a sham group. The treatment group received a 10-day 5 HZ rTMS applied over the ipsilesional primary motor area beginning at about 4 days after stroke onset. The sham group received sham rTMS. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data were collected in ever

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6094967 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature