Association of TMS-EEG interhemispheric imbalance with upper limb motor impairment in chronic stroke patients: An exploratory study

IF 3.7 3区医学 Q1 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Clinical Neurophysiology Pub Date : 2025-01-20 DOI:10.1016/j.clinph.2024.12.027

Alex Martino Cinnera , Elias Paolo Casula , Valentina Pezzopane , Alessia D’Acunto , Michele Maiella , Sonia Bonnì , Matteo Ferraresi , Marcella Guacci , Marco Tramontano , Marco Iosa , Stefano Paolucci , Giovanni Morone , Giuseppe Vannozzi , Giacomo Koch

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Abstract

Objective

We aimed to investigate the involvement of interhemispheric cortical dynamics as measured by combined transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography (TMS-EEG) in recovery of upper limb (UL) motor functions in chronic stroke patients.

Methods

Ten patients with a history of single ischemic chronic stroke were enrolled (4F, 63.8 ± 9.9 years). Each patient underwent TMS-EEG recordings to evaluate interhemispheric cortical dynamics as well as a reaching task recorded with inertial measurement units, and a series of clinical assessments. TMS-EEG neurophysiological data were analysed considering spatiotemporal, power response, and interhemispheric balance (IHB) dynamics.

Results

We found that IHB index (IHBi) and low-frequency power (LFP) (4–13 Hz) in the affected hemisphere were associated with the degree of UL impairment.

Conclusion

Increased IHBi due to stroke is an unfavourable factor of UL’ functions. Similarly, LFP of both hemispheres is strongly correlated with clinical and kinematic outcomes.

Significance

TMS-EEG biomarkers of interhemispheric unbalance could be used to estimate functional recovery and drive tailored neuromodulation and neurorehabilitation approaches.

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Clinical Neurophysiology 医学-临床神经学

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8.70

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932

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59 days

期刊介绍： As of January 1999, The journal Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, and its two sections Electromyography and Motor Control and Evoked Potentials have amalgamated to become this journal - Clinical Neurophysiology. Clinical Neurophysiology is the official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, the Brazilian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, the Czech Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, the Italian Clinical Neurophysiology Society and the International Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology.The journal is dedicated to fostering research and disseminating information on all aspects of both normal and abnormal functioning of the nervous system. The key aim of the publication is to disseminate scholarly reports on the pathophysiology underlying diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system of human patients. Clinical trials that use neurophysiological measures to document change are encouraged, as are manuscripts reporting data on integrated neuroimaging of central nervous function including, but not limited to, functional MRI, MEG, EEG, PET and other neuroimaging modalities.