H reflex modulation by transcranial magnetic stimulation in spinal cord injury subjects after gait training with electromechanical systems

Study design: Prospective longitudinal study. Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on the soleus H reflex in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) before and after locomotion training. Setting: Neurorehabilitation hospital in Barcel...

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Published in:Spinal cord 2010-05, Vol.48 (5), p.400-406
Main Authors: Benito Penalva, J, Opisso, E, Medina, J, Corrons, M, Kumru, H, Vidal, J, Valls-Solé, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anatomy
Biological and medical sciences
Biomechanical Phenomena - physiology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedical Technology - methods
Biomedical Technology - statistics & numerical data
Biomedicine
Cerebrospinal fluid. Meninges. Spinal cord
Electronics, Medical - instrumentation
Electronics, Medical - methods
Equipment Design
Exercise Therapy - methods
Exercise Therapy - statistics & numerical data
Female
Gait Disorders, Neurologic - etiology
Gait Disorders, Neurologic - physiopathology
Gait Disorders, Neurologic - rehabilitation
H-Reflex - physiology
Human Physiology
Humans
Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Muscle, Skeletal - innervation
Muscle, Skeletal - physiology
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neural Conduction - physiology
Neurochemistry
Neurology
Neuropsychology
Neurosciences
original-article
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods
Prospective Studies
Robotics - instrumentation
Robotics - methods
Robotics - statistics & numerical data
Spinal Cord - physiopathology
Spinal Cord Injuries - physiopathology
Spinal Cord Injuries - rehabilitation
Teaching - methods
Teaching - statistics & numerical data
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - methods
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Study design: Prospective longitudinal study. Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on the soleus H reflex in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) before and after locomotion training. Setting: Neurorehabilitation hospital in Barcelona, Spain. Methods: H reflex was elicited in 29 incomplete patients with SCI at 20, 50 and 80 ms after single vertex TMS, and compared with 13 healthy subjects. Patients were subdivided in two groups according to time since injury (
ISSN:1362-4393
1476-5624
DOI:10.1038/sc.2009.151