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Table 1: TMS studies as a treatment for stroke patient
Author
Study Design
Population
Intervention
s
Duratio
Outcome
n
(Lee et al.
Casecontrol
29 patients
rTMS was
2014)
study
with
applied to the
found to be
subacute
hand motor
significantly
stroke
cortex for 10
associated
minutes with
with a
10 Hz
response to
frequency
rTMS
11 patients
2 weeks Patients were
(Cassidy et
Crossover ,
A. active 6 Hz 5 weeks Significant
al. 2015)
double blind
priming
withintreat
trial
tactive 1 Hz
ment
rTMS, B.
differences
active 1 Hz
from
priming t
baseline in
active 1 Hz
ipsilesional
rTMS, and C.
cortical
sham 6 Hz
silent period
priming
(CSP)
tactive 1 Hz
duration and
rTMS
shortinterva
l intracortical
inhibition.
(Nowak et
Crossover
15 adult
1Hz rTMS
During
al. 2008)
investigation
right
for 10 minutes 4
Improved the
kinematics
hand–domi applied to the
weeks4 of finger and
nant 15
vertex
months
grasp
patients
(control
after
movements
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