Cerebellar rTMS restores pharyngeal brain activity and swallowing behaviour after disruption by a cortical virtual lesion.

CONCLUSION: Cerebellar rTMS was able to reverse the disruptive effects of a 'virtual lesion'. These findings provide evidence for developing cerebellar rTMS into a treatment for post stroke dysphagia. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Source: The Journal of Physiology - March 24, 2019 Category: Physiology Authors: Sasegbon A, Watanabe M, Simons A, Michou E, Vasant DH, Magara J, Bath P, Rothwell J, Inoue M, Hamdy S Tags: J Physiol Source Type: research