Effects of Bilateral Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Post-Stroke Dysphagia

• Applying high-frequency rTMS at both motor cortices over the cortical representation of the mylohyoid muscles is effective to improve dysphagia suffering from subacute phase of stroke.• Bilateral rTMS stimulations led to better and faster improvement of swallowing function than unilateral rTMS and sham stimulation.

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - August 10, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Eunhee Park, Min Su Kim, Won Hyuk Chang, Su Mi Oh, Yun Kwan Kim, Ahee Lee, Yun-Hee Kim Source Type: research