Noninvasive neurostimulation in chronic stroke: a double-blind randomized sham-controlled testing of clinical and corticomotor effects.

CONCLUSIONS: RPMS improved ankle impairments in chronic stroke likely by a dynamic influence of sensory inputs on synaptic plasticity. The neurophysiological mechanisms potentially underlying the clinical effects are unclear. More studies are warranted to test the spinal and hemispheric changes responsible for the clinical improvements with emphasis on circuits spared by the lesion.
PMID: 25776116 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - February 1, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Beaulieu LD, Massé-Alarie H, Brouwer B, Schneider C Tags: Top Stroke Rehabil Source Type: research