Cerebral blood flow augmentation by external counterpulsation enhances corticomotor excitability in subacute stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial

External counterpulsation (ECP) enhances cerebral blood flow in patients with subacute ischemic stroke but whether it changes corticomotor excitability, which is a powerful prognostic predictor for motor recovery, remains unknown.

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - January 29, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: J.Y. Liu, C. Stinear, H. Leung, H.L. Ip, S.Y. Fan, Y.L. Lau, W.H. Leung, X.Y. Chen, K.S. Wong Source Type: research