Differential Effect of Conditioning Sequences in Coupling Inhibitory/Facilitatory Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for PostStroke Motor Recovery.

CONCLUSIONS: Conditioning the contralesional M1 prior to ipsilesional iTBS was found to be optimal for enhancing hand function, and this effect persisted for at least 3 months. Early modulation within 6 months poststroke rebalances interhemispheric competition and appears to be a feasible time window for rTMS intervention.
PMID: 24422912 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics - January 15, 2014 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Wang CP, Tsai PY, Yang TF, Yang KY, Wang CC Tags: CNS Neurosci Ther Source Type: research