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Non-Invasive Modulation and Robotic Mapping of Motor Cortex in the Developing Brain
Published on: July 1, 2019
Mapping cortical hand motor representation using TMS: A method to assess brain plasticity and a surrogate marker for
Jitka Lüdemann-Podubecká1, Dennis Alexander Nowak2
1HELIOS Klinik Kipfenberg, Kipfenberg, Germany.
Objective:
Stroke is associated with reorganization within motor areas of both hemispheres. Mapping the cortical hand motor representation using transcranial magnetic stimulation may help to understand the relationship between motor cortex reorganization and motor recovery of the affected hand after stroke.
Methods:
A standardized review of the pertinent literature was performed.
Results:
We identified 20 trials, which analyzed the relationship between the extent and/or location of cortical hand motor representation using transcranial magnetic stimulation and motor function and recovery of the affected hand. Several correlations were found between cortical reorganization and measures of hand motor impairment and recovery.
Conclusion:
A better understanding of the relationships between the extent and location of cortical hand motor representation and the motor impairment and motor recovery of the affected hand after stroke may contribute to a targeted use of non-invasive brain stimulation protocols. In the future motor mapping may help to guide brain stimulation techniques to the most effective motor area in an affected individual.
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