Sensory and motor cortical excitability changes induced by rTMS and sensory stimulation in stroke: A randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ability to produce coordinated movement is dependent on dynamic interactions through transcallosal fibers between the two cerebral hemispheres of the brain. Although typically unilateral, stroke induces changes in functional and effective connectivity across hemispheres, which are related to sensorimotor impairment and stroke recovery. Previous studies have focused almost exclusively on interhemispheric interactions in the primary motor cortex (M1).

Objective

To identify the presence of interhemispheric asymmetry (ASY) of somatosensory cortex (S1) excitability and to investigate whether S1 repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) combined with sensory stimulation (SS) changes excitability in S1 and M1, as well as S1 ASY, in individuals with subacute

SUBMITTER: de Freitas Zanona A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9907709 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature