Transcranial static magnetic field stimulation (tSMS) can induce functional recovery in patients with subacute stroke

In non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) for stroke rehabilitation, decreasing excitability in the contralesional motor cortex is one of the major strategies to facilitate the brain reorganization after stroke. Previous studies demonstrated that downregulation of excitability in the contralesional M1 with low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) or cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) improved motor function in the paretic hand of stroke patients. The bilateral hemispheres inhibit each other through transcallosal fibers (IHI, interhemispheric inhibition).
Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research