Table 2.

Mean rest motor threshold and MEP latency (120% MSO).

Hemisphere stimulated	Rest motor threshold % (SD)	Mean MEP latency ms (SD)
Contralesional	55.3 (14.2)	Unaffected hand: 23.0 (2.0) n = 12
		Affected hand: 23.6 (1.9) n = 6
Ipsilesional	70.8 (19.8)	Affected hand: 23.4 (2.0) n = 8
Inhibitory function:
Hemisphere stimulated	Mean cSP duration ms (SD)	Mean iSP persistence/12 (range)	Mean iSP duration ms (SD)
Contralesional	Unaffected hand: 141 (56) n = 12	–	–
	Affected hand: 115 (64) n = 3
Ipsilesional	Affected hand: 86 (47) n = 7	8 (4–11)n = 7	22.7 (5.4) n = 7

SD, standard deviation; MEP, motor-evoked potentials; cSP, cortical silent period; iSP, ipsilateral silent period.

Persistence = number of trials out of 12 where silent period present.