The effects of Task-Oriented Activity after applying Low Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Cerebral Motor Evoked Potential Emplitude and Latency in Stroke Patients

To investigate the effects of task-oriented activities under the residual effect after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on cerebral motor evoked potential (MEP) amplitude, cerebral motor evoked potential (MEP) latency in stroke patients, this study conducted an intervention program on two groups (experimental group - TIL, control groups – GRT, each consisting of 10 patients) of chronic stroke patients. The program−which was conducted three times a week for 6 weeks−evaluated the MEP amplitudes, MEP latency before and after the experiment. In an inter-group test of MEP amplitude and MEP latency, all groups showed an increase between pre- and post-test evaluations. In an intergroup examination on MEP amplitude and MEP latency, a significant difference was observed between the TIL and GRT groups.