Table 2.
Author, Year | Type of Stimulation | Stimulation Location | Intensity | Current Flow | Frequency of Intervention | Length of Intervention | Control Group |
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Bae et al, 201420 | tDCS | Primary motor cortex | 2 mA | 20 min | 3×/week | 3 weeks | Sham tDCS |
De Oliveira et al, 201421 | rTMS | Primary motor cortex/dorsolateral prefrontal cortex | 120% RMT | 10 Hz − 25 × 5 sec | 1×/day | 10 days | Sham rTMS |
Hasan et al, 201422 | rTMS | M1 predetermined ‘hotspot’ | 80–90% RMT | 10 Hz − 20 × 10 s | 1 session/3–5 days | 5 sessions | None |
Kobayashi et al, 201523 | rTMS | Primary motor cortex | 90% RMT | 5 Hz −10 × 10 s | 1×/week | 12 weeks | Sham rTMS |
Matsumura et al, 201324 | rTMS | Primary motor cortex | 100% RMT | 5 Hz −10 × 50 pulses | 1 session | 1 day | Sham rTMS |
Ohn et al, 201225 | rTMS | Motor ‘hotspot’ of first dorsal interossei of affected hand | 90% RMT | 10 Hz − 50 × 5 s | 1/day | 5 days | None |
Abbreviation: RMT, Resting Motor Threshold.