Clinical effects of non-invasive cerebellar magnetic stimulation treatment combined with neuromotor rehabilitation in traumatic brain injury. A single case study.

We present the case of a 25-year-old man with chronic TBI (a bilateral corticosubcortical parieto-occipital lesion) who underwent three weeks of cerebellar intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS), a form of rTMS, combined with neurorehabilitation treatment. The Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test, and accelerometer gait analysis were administered before and after treatment. The results showed improvements in balance performance (BBS: T0=47; T1=53; +10.72%), motor recovery (FMA: T0=93/100; T1=96/100; +3.00%), step length (T0=50.4±7.2; T1=53.8±2.2 cm, p<0.001), and walking speed (T0=0.87±0.06; T1=0.91±0.04 m/sec,p<0.001). Combined cerebellar rTMS and neurore-Clinical effects of non-invasive cerebellar magnetic stimulation treatment combined with neuromotor rehabilitation in traumatic brain injury. A single case study. habilitation seems to be a promising treatment for motor and balance dysfunctions in TBI patients. PMID: 27358225 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Functional Neurology - Category: Neurology Tags: Funct Neurol Source Type: research