Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of primary motor cortex for stroke upper limb motor sequelae rehabilitation: A systematic review

• Published in: NeuroRehabilitation (Reading, Mass.) Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 329 - 348
• Main Authors: Sánchez-Cuesta, Francisco José, González-Zamorano, Yeray, Arroyo-Ferrer, Aída, Moreno-Verdú, Marcos, Romero-Muñoz, Juan Pablo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands IOS Press BV 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Clinical trials; Complications; Cortex (motor); Excitability; Humans; Magnetic fields; Motor Cortex; Recovery of Function - physiology; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Stroke Rehabilitation - methods; Systematic review; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - methods; Treatment Outcome; Upper Extremity; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; motor cortex; subacute; upper limb motor function; chronic; stroke

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) over the primary motor cortex (M1) has been used to treat stroke motor sequelae regulating cortical excitability. Early interventions are widely recommended, but there is also evidence showing interventions in subacute or chronic phases are still u...