Table 2.
Mean and standard deviation of neurophysiological measures
| TMS variables | Paretic sidea | Non-paretic sidea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | post | |
| MEPs during pre-innervation (mV) | ||||
| Intervention group |
1.95 ± 2.7 (n = 10) |
3.3 ± 3.02 (n = 10) |
5.3 ± 2.1 (n = 12) |
5.1 ± 2.2 (n = 12) |
| Control group |
1.1 ± 0.7 (n = 13) |
1.2 ± 0.6 (n = 13) |
5.2 ± 2.7 (n = 13) |
5.9 ± 3.3 (n = 13) |
| Cortical silent period (ms) | ||||
| Intervention group |
147.0 ± 40.7 (n = 6) |
134.7 ± 18.2 (n = 6) |
69.7 ± 14.0 (n = 12) |
68.8 ± 14.0 (n = 12) |
| Control group |
165.4 ± 49.3 (n = 7) |
160.5 ± 48.5 (n = 7) |
82.8 ± 25.2 (n = 13) |
83.0 ± 24.4 (n = 13) |
TMS, transcranial magnetic stimulation; MEPs, motor evoked potentials; mV, millivolt; ms, millisecond
aValues are presented as mean ± 1 standard deviation