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High-frequency rTMS on leg motor area in the early phase of stroke.
Sasaki, Nobuyuki; Abo, Masahiro; Hara, Takatoshi et al.
2017In Acta Neurologica Belgica, 117 (1), p. 189-194
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Keywords :
Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Humans; Leg/innervation; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Cortex; Pilot Projects; Recovery of Function; Stroke/therapy; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation/methods; Early phase; Leg motor area; Lower limb; Rehabilitation; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
Abstract :
[en] Although repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for upper limb motor area in stroke patients is beneficial, it has been poorly investigated in rTMS for leg motor area. Furthermore, no study has examined the usefulness of rTMS for leg motor area in patients in the early phase of stroke. Twenty-one patients with a hemispheric stroke lesion in the early phase were randomly assigned into two groups: the high-frequency (HF)-rTMS group [N = 11] and the sham stimulation group [N = 10]. Patients received rTMS for 5 consecutive days, beginning 10.9 +/- 6.6 days on average after the onset. Brunnstrom Recovery Stages (BRS) for the lower limbs and the Ability for Basic Movement Scale Revised (ABMS II) were assessed before and after the intervention. The improvement in BRS for the lower limbs was significant after the intervention in the HF-rTMS group. Although both the HF-rTMS and sham stimulation groups had significant improvements in ABMS II scores, the extent of improvement in the AMBS II was significantly greater in the HF-rTMS group than in the sham stimulation group. Application of HF-rTMS over the bilateral leg motor areas has potential to be a new rehabilitation therapy for patients in the acute phase of stroke.
Disciplines :
Neurology
Author, co-author :
Sasaki, Nobuyuki
Abo, Masahiro
Hara, Takatoshi
Yamada, Naoki
Niimi, Masachika ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Consciousness-Coma Science Group
Kakuda, Wataru
Language :
English
Title :
High-frequency rTMS on leg motor area in the early phase of stroke.
Publication date :
2017
Journal title :
Acta Neurologica Belgica
ISSN :
0300-9009
eISSN :
2240-2993
Publisher :
Acta Medica Belgica, Bruxelles, Belgium
Volume :
117
Issue :
1
Pages :
189-194
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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