Changes of Parameters of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury

National Taiwan University Hospital40 enrolled

Overview

CNS reorganization is evidenced in patients with CNS lesion, no exception to the patients with spinal cord injury. The paraplegics have to increase their loading of upper extremities to compesate the lost function of lower extremities. We hypothesize that CNS reorganization can happen in the chronic paraplegics. We try to compare the changes of parameters of transcranial magnetic stimulation in these patients with the normal population cross-sectionally.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * patients with complete thoracic spinal cord injury * onset \> 6 months * ASIA scale: A * normal bilateral upper extremities Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of brain injury * Evidence of peripheral neuropathy * Active major medical diseases (eg: fever, maligancies, DM, liver or kidney diseases)

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Central Contacts

Der-Sheng Han, MD

CONTACT

886-2-23717101 dshan1121@yahoo.com.tw

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