ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2016
Factors Associated With Upper Extremity Functional Recovery Following Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Stroke Patients.
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- Applications of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Upper Limb Motor Performance After Stroke: A Systematic Review.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2023Pooled it
- Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Stroke-Induced Upper Limb Motor Deficit: A Meta-Analysis.Neural plasticity · 2017Pooled it
- Feasibility of dance therapy using telerehabilitation on trunk control and balance training in patients with stroke: A pilot study.Medicine · 2022Trial
- Effects of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation on rehabilitation of upper limb motor function after stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Synergistic Effects of Scalp Acupuncture and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Cerebral Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Brain sciences · 2020Article
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Enhances Recovery in Central Cord Syndrome Patients.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2019Article
- Changes in Intracortical Excitability of Affected and Unaffected Hemispheres After Stroke Evaluated by Paired-Pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2018Article
- Effects of virtual reality intervention on upper limb motor function and activity of daily living in patients with lesions in different regions of the brain.Journal of physical therapy science · 2017Article
- Role of the Contralesional vs. Ipsilesional Hemisphere in Stroke Recovery.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2017Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the factors related to upper extremity functional improvement following inhibitory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in stroke patients.
methodsForty-one stroke patients received low-frequency rTMS over the contralesional hemisphere according to a standard protocol, in addition to conventional physical and occupational therapy. The rTMS-treated patients were divided into two groups according to their responsiveness to rTMS measured by the self-care score of the Korean version of Modified Barthel Index (K-MBI): responded group (n=19) and non-responded group (n=22). Forty-one age-matched stroke patients who had not received rTMS served as controls. Neurological, cognitive and functional assessments were performed before rTMS and 4 weeks after rTMS treatment.
resultsAmong the rTMS-treated patients, the responded group was significantly younger than the non-responded group (51.6±10.5 years and 65.5±13.7 years, respectively; p=0.001). Four weeks after rTMS, the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, the Brunnstrom recovery stage and upper extremity muscle power scores were significantly more improved in the responded group than in the control group. Besides the self-care score, the mobility score of the K-MBI was also more improved in the responded group than in the non-responded group or controls.
conclusionAge is the most obvious factor determining upper extremity functional responsiveness to low-frequency rTMS in stroke patients.
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