Brainstem reflex excitability after high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in healthy and spinal cord injury subjects

• Published in: Brain research bulletin Vol. 147; pp. 86 - 91
• Main Authors: Kumru, Hatice, Kofler, Markus, Valls-Sole, Josep, Vidal, Joan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Blinking - physiology; Brain Stem - physiology; Brainstem reflex; Double-Blind Method; Female; Healthy subjects; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Cortex - physiology; Reflex - physiology; Repetitive TMS; Spinal Cord Injuries - physiopathology; Spinal cord injury; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - methods; Healthy subjects; Brainstem reflex; Repetitive TMS; Spinal cord injury

•First randomized controlled trial of rTMS effects on blink reflex in SCI subjects.•High frequency rTMS modulates brainstem activity in both SCI and healthy subjects.•Dopamine release induced by rTMS may explain modulation of brainstem reflexes. The excitability of brainstem interneuronal circuits i...