Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over bilateral hemispheres enhances motor function and training effect of paretic hand in patients after stroke

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1049-1054

  Takeuchi, Naoyuki ^a   Tada, Takeo ^b   Toshima, Masahiko ^c   Matsuo, Yuichiro ^a   Ikoma, Katsunori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Hospital of Sasson   (Japan)

^c Hospital of Tokeidai   (Japan)

Author keywords

Motor training; Neuronal plasticity; Rehabilitation; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HAND PARESIS; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE TRAINING; PARESIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; AGED; CONVALESCENCE; HAND; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PARALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PARALYSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449715500     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0454     Document Type: Article

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