Recurrent CSPs after Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Motor Cortex in Restless Legs Syndrome
Table 3
The mean values/standard deviations of the durations (Dur) and latencies (Lat) of the first, the second, and the third CSP and the total CSP durations (Dur total), the mean and the absolute number of the CSPs in the abductor digiti Minimi (ADM) and tibialis anterior (TA) muscles in subjects with RLS and controls (CTRL).
(a)
Duration
n
1.CSP (ms)
2.CSP (ms)
3.CSP (ms)
Total Dur (ms)
DOM. side of S.
mean (sd)
Controls/ADM
(6)
67.3 (32.3)
0
0
67.3 (32.3)
RLS/ADM
(6)
44.8 (32.3)
16.7 (22.1)
10.0 (1 abs.)
63.2 (44.1)
ND. side of S.
Controls/ADM
(6)
93.3 (64.7)
0
0
93.3 (64.7)
RLS/ADM
(6)
58.5 (39.5)
12.7 (15.0)
10.0 (1 abs.)
72.8 (48.0)
DOM. side of S.
mean (sd)
Controls/TA
(6)
70.7 (56.0)
4.0 (9.8)
0
74.7 (65.1)
RLS/TA
(6)
36.2 (33.2)
5.0 (8.9)
15.0 (1 abs.)
43.7 (46.3)
ND. side of S.
Controls/TA
(6)
42.7 (45.3)
7.5 (11.)
0
50.2 (48.3)
RLS/TA
(6)
44.7 (45.3)
12.3 (20.1)
0
57.0 (65.0)
(b)
Latency
n
1.CSP (ms)
2.CSP (ms)
3.CSP (ms)
Total no. of CSPs
DOM. side of S.
mean (sd)
Controls/ADM
(6)
54.7 (4.8)
0
0
1.0 (0.4) 6 abs.
RLS/ADM
(6)
44.7 (22.3)
225 (141.1)
346 (1 abs.)
1.5 (1.1) 9 abs.*
ND. side of S.
Controls/ADM
(6)
55.5 (7.8)
0
0
1.2 (0.4) 7 abs.
RLS/ADM
(6)
53.0 (4.6)
251 (128.4)
420 (1 abs.)
1.7 (0.8) 10 abs.**
Duration
1.CSP (ms)
2.CSP(ms)
3.CSP(ms)
Total Dur (ms)
DOM. side of S.
mean (sd)
Controls/TA
(6)
67.0 (7.8)
231 (1 abs.)
0
1.2 (0.4) 7 abs.
RLS/TA
(6)
64.2 (13.2)
270.5 (102.5)
327 (1 abs.)
1.3 (1.0) 8 abs.*
ND. side of S.
Controls/TA
(6)
59.8 (12.3)
223.5 (127.7)
0
1.3 (0.5) 8 abs.
RLS/TA
(6)
64.7 (13.0)
125.5 (147)
0
1.5 (0.6) 9 abs.
Side of S.: side of stimulation, CSP: central silent period, ms: millisecond, DOM: dominant body side, ND: nondominant body side, sd: standard deviation, CSP: central silent period, abs.: absolute number or value of the measurement. (*P = 0.01, **P = 0.009).
