Table 1.
INCLUSION CRITERIA | EXCLUSION CRITERIA |
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Older than 18 years old. | History of seizure or brain aneurysm |
Ischemic or hemorrhagic cerebrovascular injury diagnosed by a neurologist and who have at least one brain-imaging test | Pacemakers, medication pumps, metal implants in the head (except dental implants) |
Onset of hemispheric ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke >3 months | Clinical instability |
Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire (KVIQ) >55. | Muscle tone in the wrist and hand with a modified Ashworth scale (MAS) score equal to or higher than 3 in the wrist |
Stability in antispastic medication for more than 5 days | Other pre-existing neurological diseases or previous cerebrovascular accidents with sequelae |
Able to read and write | Aphasia |
Sufficient cognitive ability to understand and perform tasks: Token Test >11 | Previous TMS after stroke Hemispatial neglect (Bells Test >6 omissions on one side) Visual problems |
Flaccid paralysis Brunnstrom’s stage = 1 |