Does Inhibitory Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Augment Functional Task Practice to Improve Arm Recovery in Chronic Stroke?

Figure 2

No change in contralesional hemisphere SICI following sham rTMS (open circle) in contrast to increased contralesional SICI (greater inhibition) for the real inhibitory rTMS group. (closed circle). Contralesional hemisphere SICI in the real rTMS group was significantly reduced, suggesting a downregulation of the preintervention hyperexcitable contralesional hemisphere. This downregulation observed in the real rTMS group at posttest was not retained at the 1-month retention assessment.