Comparison of figure-of-8 and circular coils for threshold tracking transcranial magnetic stimulation measurements

Orskov S., Bostock H., Howells J., Pugdahl K., Fuglsang-Frederiksen A., Nielsen C. S., ...Daha Fazla

NEUROPHYSIOLOGIE CLINIQUE-CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, cilt.51, sa.2, ss.153-160, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.neucli.2021.01.001
  • Dergi Adı: NEUROPHYSIOLOGIE CLINIQUE-CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, BIOSIS, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.153-160
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Circular coil, Figure-of-8 coil, Short interval intracortical inhibition, SICI, Threshold tracking, TMS, Transcranial magnetic stimulation
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives. - The transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) technique of threshold-tracking short-interval intracortical inhibition (T-SICI) has been proposed as a diagnostic tool for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Most of these studies have used a circular coil, whereas a figure-of-8 coil is usually recommended for paired-pulse TMS measurements. The aim of this study was to compare figure-of-8 and circular coils for T-SICI in the upper limb, with special attention to reproducibility, and the pain or discomfort experienced by the subjects.