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May 13, 2003; 60 (9) Brief Communications

Repetitive TMS temporarily alters brain diffusion

F. M. Mottaghy, M. Gangitano, C. Horkan, Y. Chen, A. Pascual-Leone, G. Schlaug
First published May 13, 2003, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/01.WNL.0000058903.15205.46
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Abstract

The authors investigated whether repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) at 1 Hz (12 minutes; 90% of motor threshold) to the primary motor cortex (M1) leads to changes in diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). After the rTMS train, there was a temporary small restriction in diffusion within the targeted left M1 that disappeared after 5 minutes. These findings provide a physiologic correlate to the reported behavioral consequences of off-line 1-Hz rTMS and reveal the transitory nature of the effects.

  • Received August 7, 2002.
  • Accepted January 17, 2003.
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Letters: Rapid online correspondence

  • Repetitive TMS temporarily alters brain diffusion
    • Thomas Duning, Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Germany, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 33, 48129 Muenster, Germany
    • Andreas Rogalewski, Olaf Steinstraeter, Harald Kugel, Andreas Jansen, Caterina Breitenstein and Stefan Knecht
    Submitted December 11, 2003
  • Reply to Duning et al
    • Felix Mottaghy, Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, Robert-Koch-Str. 8, D-89070 Ulm, Germany
    • A. Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD, G. Schlaug G, MD, PhD
    Submitted December 11, 2003
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