Event Abstract Back to Event Effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation associated to sensory therapy on motor function of patients after stroke Aristela D. Zanona1*, Adriana B. Maciel1, Livia S. Nascimento1, Andressa C. Silva1, Amanda B. Silva1 and Kátia K. Monte-Silva1 1 Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil Post-stroke patients with altered sensory functions may present less favorable prognosis for motor recovery, especially of the upper limbs. The objective of this study was to investigate whether sensory stimulation by repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) applied in the ipsilesional primary somatosensory cortex (S1) and / or Sensory Therapy (ST) may increase upper limb motor function in patients with stroke. The sample consisted 24 patients (62.7 ± 9.1 years) both sexes, affected by single episode of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke in the subacute stage of the disease (> 3 weeks < 24 weeks). The motor function was evaluated by Fugl-Meyer (FM-MS), Box and Blocks test (BBT), Motor Activity Log (MAL) and cortical excitability: Motor Evoked Potential ( MEP). Patients were randomly and allocated into four groups: G1, protocol of application of rTMS and fictitious ST; G2, protocol of ST and sham application of rTMS, G3: application of the rTMS application protocol associated with ST and G4 control group (sham rTMS and ST). Intragroup motor function was increased in the tests: Motor FM-MS (G1 and G3, p <0.04); Sensory FM-MS (G3, p = 0.041); MAL quantitative score (G3, p = 0.043) and qualitative score (G1 and G3, p <0.042); BBT (G3, p = 0.043); MEP (G3, p = 0.043). In the intergroup analysis it was increased when compared to C: Motor FM-MS (G1 and G3, p <0.02); Sensory FM-MS (G1, G2, and G3, p <0.05); MAL quantitative score: (G1, p = 0.002) and qualitative score (G1, G2, and G3, p <0.02); BBT (G1, G2, and G3, p <0.01) and MEP (G2 and G3, p <0.02). Sensory stimulation was positive on the motor function of the paretic upper limb, especially when added to rTMS. Keywords: stroke;, Transcranial magnetic stimulation;, sensory stimulation, Motor function, Primary somatosensory cortex (S1) Conference: XVI Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience (SPN2019), Lisboa, Portugal, 30 May - 1 Jun, 2019. Presentation Type: Poster presentation Topic: Sensory Processing Citation: Zanona AD, Maciel AB, Nascimento LS, Silva AC, Silva AB and Monte-Silva KK (2019). Effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation associated to sensory therapy on motor function of patients after stroke. Front. Cell. Neurosci. Conference Abstract: XVI Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience (SPN2019). doi: 10.3389/conf.fncel.2019.01.00014 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 01 Mar 2019; Published Online: 27 Sep 2019. * Correspondence: Prof. Aristela D Zanona, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, arisz_to@yahoo.com.br Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Aristela D Zanona Adriana B Maciel Livia S Nascimento Andressa C Silva Amanda B Silva Kátia K Monte-Silva Google Aristela D Zanona Adriana B Maciel Livia S Nascimento Andressa C Silva Amanda B Silva Kátia K Monte-Silva Google Scholar Aristela D Zanona Adriana B Maciel Livia S Nascimento Andressa C Silva Amanda B Silva Kátia K Monte-Silva PubMed Aristela D Zanona Adriana B Maciel Livia S Nascimento Andressa C Silva Amanda B Silva Kátia K Monte-Silva Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.