Table 1. Means of electrophysiological data.
Number | Age | ST | PT | AUC 1°block ipsilateral | AUC 1° block contralateral | ||
rTMS 1 Hz visual cortex | 21 | 27.45±10.68 | before | 0.67±0.19 | 5.85±2.28 | 0.027±0.034 | 0.019±0.024 |
after | 0.71±0.19 | 4.69±2.58 | 0.031±0.033 | 0.025±0.027 | |||
p | 0.17 | 0.001 | 0.024 | 0.036 | |||
rTMS 10 Hz visual cortex | 21 | 27.45±10.68 | before | 0.67±0.23 | 5.61±2.52 | 0.031±0.042 | 0.026±0.038 |
after | 0.72±0.23 | 5.64±3.21 | 0.023±0.023 | 0.015±0.015 | |||
p | 0.71 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 0.1 | |||
rTMS Sham | 13 | 25.38±11.18 | before | 0.89±0.31 | 4.79±2.63 | 0.034±0.070 | 0.037±0.0889 |
after | 0.79±0.24 | 4.98±2.65 | 0.014±0.020 | 0.012±0.019 | |||
p | 0.06 | 0.47 | 0.19 | 0.27 | |||
rTMS 1 Hz Right GON | 7 | 29±10.59 | before | 0.72±0.18 | 4.4±1.88 | 0.03±0.048 | 0.027±0.041 |
after | 0.90±0.16 | 4.73±2.1 | 0.031±0.045 | 0.037±0.056 | |||
p | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.49 | 0.31 | |||
rTMS 10 Hz Right GON | 7 | 29±10.59 | before | 0.74±0.25 | 4.78±2.8 | 0.037±0.052 | 0.036±0.056 |
after | 0.73±0.26 | 4.71±1.82 | 0.02±0.018 | 0.020±0.027 | |||
p | 0.83 | 0.61 | 0.17 | 0.31 | |||
Flash light | 22 | 26.60±9.30 | before | 0.93±0.19 | 5.39±2.82 | 0.022±0.022 | 0.013±0.011 |
after | 1.0±0.17 | 6.11±2.69 | 0.009±0.010 | 0.008±0.008 | |||
p | 0.41 | 0.008 | 0.004 | 0.001 |
rTMS: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; ST: sensory threshold; PT: pain threshold.