Recent advance in application and mechanism of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in lower limb motor function after stroke

VernacularTitle:重复经颅磁刺激治疗脑卒中后下肢运动功能障碍的机制及应用研究进展
Author: Yuling GAO ¹ ; Yong LIU ; Xiaoyang GONG
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1. 大连医科大学附属第一医院康复医学科，大连　116044
Keywords: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Stroke; Lower extremity motor function
From: Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2022;21(8):847-852
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Restoration of lower extremity function is one of the important goals for rehabilitation of stroke patients. As a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, transcranial magnetic stimulation can regulate neuronal excitability and promote neuroplasticity, which has great potential in the field of neurorehabilitation. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation has been widely used to treat upper extremity and hand motor function after stroke. Recent studies have shown that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation can improve the motor function of lower limbs after stroke. This article explores the clinical progress of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in lower extremity motor function after stroke, and investigates the mechanism hypothesis of motor function system dysfunction after stroke and possible mechanism of reorganization of lower extremity motor function after stroke, in order to provide new ideas for future research and clinical application.