Low frequency rTMS combined with visual scanning training in patients with post-stroke visuospatial neglect. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Background: Visuospatial neglect (VSN) is defined as a failure to detect, orient or respond to stimuli located in space contralateral to the side of the brain lesion and occurs most frequently after right hemisphere damage. VSN may arise as a consequence of the inter-hemispheric imbalance of neural activity. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) allows the balance between two hemispheres to be re-established.

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - October 25, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Szczepan Iwa ński, Marcin Leśniak, Katarzyna Polanowska, Jan Bembenek, Wojciech Czepiel, Joanna Seniów Source Type: research