Table 1.
TMS parameters, aftereffect-size and aftereffect-duration broken down according to TMS protocols
Protocol | Total N subjects |
Mean total N of pulse |
Mean N of pulses per train |
Mean train-duration |
Mean N of trains |
Mean intertrain interval |
Mean intensity | Mean effect-size | Mean effect-duration (time until recovery) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conventional Low-F: 0.9–1 Hz | N = 177 | n = 882 (200–1500) | n = 882 (200–1500) | 15 min (3.3–25 min) | n = 1 | – | 101%MT (80–130%MT) | 31% (n = 11: 10–82%) | 31 min (n = 8: 15–70 min) |
Conventional High-F: 5–25 Hz | N = 251 | n = 704 (24–2000) | n = 60 (20–300) | 9 s (2–60 s) | n = 17 (1–100) | 102 s (5–300 s) | 96%MT (80–110%MT) | 30% (n = 11: 10–60%) | 28 min (n = 3: 25–30 min) |
cTBS | N = 55 | n = 600 (600–600) | n = 600 (600–600) | 39 s (33–40 s) | n = 1 | – | 80%MT (80–80%MT) | 35% (n = 5: 15–50%) | 70 min (n = 3: 60–90 min) |
iTBS | N = 35 | n = 600 (600–600) | n = 30.3 (30–31) | 2 s (2–2 s) | n = 19.5 (19–20) | 8 s (8–8 s) | 80%MT (80–80%MT) | 17.5% (n = 2: 15–20%) | no data |
PAS | N = 92 | n = 150 (90–180) | – | – | – | – | 128%MT (105–150%MT) | 22.5% (n = 3: 10–50%) | 40 min (n = 2: 20–60 min) |
Values represent means or ranges (minimum–maximum)