Figure 3.

Correlation circles with the I/O curve parameters and the MEP amplitude at stimulation intensities ranging from 110 to 160% rMT. (A) PCA graph in healthy subjects, (B) PCA graph in stroke patients in the unaffected hemisphere, (C) PCA graph in stroke patients in the affected hemisphere. PCA, principal component analysis; Xint, X intercept, IO110, IO120, IO130, IO140, IO150, IO160: Motor Evoked Potentials amplitude recorded at 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, and 160% rMT, respectively; MEPmax, maximum value of the sigmoid function; PS, peak slope; AUC, area under the input output curve; m, slope; S50, stimulus intensity needed to obtain 50% of the maximum response.