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Effects of intermittent theta burst stimulation on spasticity after stroke

Authors :
Seungsoo Jung
Deog Young Kim
Dae Hyun Kim
Tae-Min Jung
Ji Cheol Shin
Source :
Neuroreport
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2015.

Abstract

Spasticity is a common cause of long-term disability in poststroke hemiplegic patients. We investigated whether intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) could reduce upper-limb spasticity after a stroke. Fifteen hemiplegic stroke patients were recruited for a double-blind sham-controlled cross-over design study. A single session of iTBS or sham stimulation was delivered on the motor hotspot of the affected flexor carpi radialis muscle in a random and counterbalanced order with a 1-week interval. Modified Ashworth scale (MAS), modified Tardieu scale (MTS), H-wave/M-wave amplitude ratio, peak torque (PT), peak torque angle (PTA), work of affected wrist flexor, and rectified integrated electromyographic activity of the flexor carpi radialis muscle were measured before, immediately after, 30 min after, and 1 week after iTBS or sham stimulation. Repeated-measures analysis of variance showed a significant interaction between time and intervention for the MAS, MTS, PT, PTA, and rectified integrated electromyographic activity (P

Details

ISSN :
09594965
Volume :
26
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
NeuroReport
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....dbcc1dc83a864e2fcdf545bd2f23ca13
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/wnr.0000000000000388