Testing spasticity mechanisms in chronic stroke before and after intervention with contralesional motor cortex 1 Hz rTMS and physiotherapy

Abstract Background Previous studies showed that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) reduces spasticity after stroke. However, clinical assessments like the modified Ashworth scale, cannot discriminate stretch reflex-mediated stiffness (spasticity) from passive stiffness components o...

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Published in:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Main Authors: Wala Mahmoud, Hans Hultborn, Jagoba Zuluaga, Christoph Zrenner, Brigitte Zrenner, Ulf Ziemann, Ander Ramos-Murguialday
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Subjects:
Stroke
Spasticity
rTMS
Spinal circuitry
Stretch reflex
Passive stiffness
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-023-01275-9

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