Abstract

CASTILLO-CASTELBLANCO, GABRIEL AUGUSTO et al. Stroke improvement with magnetic stimulation recapitulates ontogeny. Acta Med Colomb [online]. 2022, vol.47, n.2, pp.43-46.  Epub Jan 07, 2023. ISSN 0120-2448.  https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2022.2253.

A patient with chronic brainstem CVA sequelae received one cycle of magnetic stimulation to treat her dysphagia and serendipitously obtained a minimal improvement in her axial movement. Two additional cycles gave her improved postural control and then distal movement, preceded by a display of ipsilateral and contralateral motor evoked potentials, respectively. Magnetic stimulation at 10 Hertz produces cortical disinhibition and reopens the critical neurodevelop ment periods. The ontogenic pattern of hemiplegia recovery in this patient may be explained by an increased and rejuvenated brain plasticity due to critical period reopening through cortical disinhibition. (Acta Med Colomb 2022; 47. DOI:https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2022.2253).

Keywords : transcranial magnetic stimulation; motor evoked potentials; cerebrovascular ac cident; neural plasticity; neural inhibition..

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