TABLE 2.

Somatosensory evoked potential of both upper limbs (non-paretic and paretic) before (baseline) and after treatment (post-treatment) for each group.

Groups	Baseline			Post-treatment
	Non-paretic UL (μ V)	Paretic UL (μ V)	ASY	Non-paretic UL (μ V)	Paretic UL (μ V)	ASY
rTMS/sham SS	3.84 (1.1 to 7.9)	0.89 (0.7 to 5.5)	3.04*	2.46 (0.9 to 7.9)	1.79 (0.7 to 6.1)	0.76
sham rTMS/SS	4.36 (1.8 to 8.4)	0.89 (0.3 to 3.5)	3.56*	2.88 (1.7 to 8.4)	1.21 (0.6 to 6.7)	1.67
rTMS/SS	2.88 (1.5 to 7.8)	0.39 (0.1 to 4.9)	2.58*	2.16 (0.8 to 6.1)	1.12 (0.2 to 6.8)	1.04
sham rTMS/Sham SS	5.53 (4 to 7.6)	3.03 (0.5 to 4.4)	2.53*	4.53 (3.5 to 7.2)	2.40 (0.1 to 3.4)	2.13*

ASY, interhemispheric asymmetry; SS, peripheral somatosensory stimulation; rTMS, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; UL, upper limb. Data are presented median and interquartile range.

*p<0.05, Wilcoxon tests.