Effect of ipsilesional anodal tDCS with contralesional low-frequency rTMS for post-stroke motor impairment

Introduction: Noninvasive brain stimulation using the repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) or the transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) were recently adopted for modulating motor function of stroke patients. We investigated the effect of simultaneous dual-mode stimulation applying low-frequency rTMS (LF-rTMS) over the contralesional primary motor cortex (M1) and anodal tDCS over the ipsilesional M1 compared with single LF-rTMS over the contralesional M1 for motor recovery in subacute stroke patients.

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - February 15, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Y.-H. Kim, E. Park, J.-S. Lee, W.-H. Chang, A. Lee Source Type: research