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Journal of Magnetics, Volume 24, Number 4, 31 Dec 2019, Pages 763-769
Jong-Bae Choi (Department of Occupational Therapy, Kyunghee University Medical Center), Man-Seok Han * 
(Department of Radiological Science, Kangwon National University), Bo-Kyoung Song * (Department of Occupational Therapy, Kangwon National University)
(Department of Radiological Science, Kangwon National University), Bo-Kyoung Song * (Department of Occupational Therapy, Kangwon National University)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of motor imagery combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (MI-NMES) on cerebral cortex excitability in stroke patients. We examined the effect of MINMES on cerebral cortex excitability using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of motor evoked potential (MEP) amplitude and latency, quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) of δα ratio (DAR) and power
ratio index (PRI) assessments. This study was to evaluate 30 stroke patients who were satisfied the selection criteria of the study. Experiments were divided into MI-NMES group, motor imagery (MI) group. This study
showed that there was a significant difference for all evaluations within the MI-NMES group, with significant differences in MEP amplitude and latency, QEEG DAR, and PRI index values in the comparison that those of
the MI group. MI-NMES is suggested to be an effective approach for cerebral cortex excitability in stroke patients.
ratio index (PRI) assessments. This study was to evaluate 30 stroke patients who were satisfied the selection criteria of the study. Experiments were divided into MI-NMES group, motor imagery (MI) group. This study
showed that there was a significant difference for all evaluations within the MI-NMES group, with significant differences in MEP amplitude and latency, QEEG DAR, and PRI index values in the comparison that those of
the MI group. MI-NMES is suggested to be an effective approach for cerebral cortex excitability in stroke patients.
Keywords: motor imagery combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation; motor imagery; motor evoked potential amplitude; motor evoked potential latency; quantitative electroencephalography
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4283/JMAG.2019.24.4.763
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