Effects of anodal HD-tDCS or low-frequency rTMS on ipsilateral and contralateral M1 excitability: A pilot study

In stroke neurorehabilitation, contralesional low frequency rTMS (LF-rTMS) or ipsilesional anodal tDCS (a-tDCS) are both employed to increase ipsilesional primary motor cortex (M1) excitability to counterbalance the effects of stroke on interhemispheric imbalance. The aim of this study was to directly compare the effects of LF-rTMS or a-tDCS on ipsilateral and contralateral M1 excitability and inhibition.

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - February 15, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: V. Cabibel, J. Froger, M. Muthalib, S. Perrey Source Type: research