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- Title
Cerebellar TMS Induces Motor Responses Mediating Modulation of Spinal Excitability: A Literature Review.
- Authors
Matsugi, Akiyoshi
- Abstract
Since individuals with cerebellar lesions often exhibit hypotonia, the cerebellum may contribute to the regulation of muscle tone and spinal motoneuron pool excitability. Neurophysiological methods using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of the cerebellum have been recently proposed for testing the role of the cerebellum in spinal excitability. Under specific conditions, single-pulse TMS administered to the cerebellar hemisphere or vermis elicits a long-latency motor response in the upper or lower limb muscles and facilitates the H-reflex of the soleus muscle, indicating increased excitability of the spinal motoneuron pool. This literature review examined the methods and mechanisms by which cerebellar TMS modulates spinal excitability.
- Subjects
LITERATURE reviews; TRANSCRANIAL magnetic stimulation; MUSCLE tone; SOLEUS muscle; H-reflex
- Publication
Brain Sciences (2076-3425), 2023, Vol 13, Issue 4, p531
- ISSN
2076-3425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/brainsci13040531