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. 2014 Dec 4;4:133–151. doi: 10.2147/DNND.S70079

Table 5.

Summary of pathology-related changes in paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation-based measures of neurophysiology

Paired-pulse TMS
SICI ICF LICI IHI SAI LAI CMCT
PD ↓ rest49,5355 5658 53,55,59 H0188 H028 28 H049
H0 active59,186 187 188 28
HD 89,211 189 123 H089,119 190
H0189 89
ALS 128,136,138,139,152,156,191193,224 152 130,152
H0 129131,150,153,154,165,216
MS 181 ↑ latency180,154 172,174,181,185,195
↓ durat1on154
↑ durat1on180

Abbreviations: TMS, transcranial magnetic stimulation; SICI, short-interval intracortical inhibition; ICF, intracortical facilitation; LICI, long-interval intracortical inhibition; IHI, interhemispheric inhibition; SAI, short-afferent inhibition; LAI, long-afferent inhibition; CMCT, central motor conduction time; H0, null result; ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; PD, Parkinson's disease; MS, multiple sclerosis; HD, Huntington's disease; ↑, increase; ↓, decrease.