Intermittent theta burst stimulation plus external counterpulsation for upper limb motor recovery after ischemic stroke

Background and Purpose: Upper limb dysfunction is common after ischemic stroke. The single application of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) or external counterpulsation (ECP) has been proved effectively to enhance the cortical motor excitability in previous researches. However, it still needs to verify the augment effect and its duration when these two treatments are applied orderly. We hypothesized that there was a synergistic effect of ECP followed by iTBS to upper limb function through the improvement in both the cerebral perfusion and neuron excitability.
Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research