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Title:: Mechanism of transcranial magnetic stimulation in promoting functional recovery in stroke

Author(s):: LIU Jialin1; WANG Shuai2; ZHANG Lixin1; 1. Rehabilitation Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China 2. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China

Keywords:: Keywords: transcranial magnetic stimulation stroke motor function review

Abstract:: Abstract: In recent years, the incidence of stroke has been increasing year by year in our country. Transcranial magnetic stimulation with the advantages of painless and non-invasive has been applied in the rehabilitation of patients with stroke. However, the mechanism of its promotion of motor function recovery after stroke still remains unclear. Herein the mechanisms of transcranial magnetic stimulation in promoting functional recovery in stroke are reviewed from several aspects, including the regulation of cerebral blood flow at the stimulation site, the regulation of excitability of the cerebral cortex, the regulation of biphasic equilibrium model of the cerebral hemisphere, the induction of long-term effects, the regulation of synaptic plasticity for promoting axon regeneration, the regulation of neurotransmitters for activating neural pathways, the improvement of neuronal microenvironment, and the regulation of stem cell proliferation and differentiation, thereby providing reference for clinical treatment.