Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with robot-assisted training on wrist muscle activation post-stroke.

CONCLUSIONS: Following a single rTMS + RW session in people >1-year post-stroke, changes were found in voluntary muscle activation of wrist extensor muscles. Alterations in ipsilesional corticospinal or interhemispheric excitability were not detected.
SIGNIFICANCE: The effects of rTMS + RW on muscle activation warrant further investigation as post-stroke rehabilitation strategy.
PMID: 31163373 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - May 19, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Miller KJ, Gallina A, Neva JL, Ivanova TD, Snow NJ, Ledwell NM, Xiao ZG, Menon C, Boyd LA, Garland SJ Tags: Clin Neurophysiol Source Type: research