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. 2017 Nov 6;18:522. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-2280-1

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Fig. 1 — Flowchart for the rTMS study protocol. The participants will be selected and the eligibility assessment will be applied. They will then be randomized and allocated to group 1 (starting with rTMS-active) or group 2 (starting with rTMS-sham). Five sessions of rTMS-active and sham will be applied to participants in each group over one week, with a washout period (two weeks). Assessments will be before and after each intervention period (i.e. sham and active) using the motor and sensory scales, spasticity scale, and surface electromyography