{"title":"Compound muscle action potential of whole-forearm flexors: A clinical biomarker for inclusion body myositis","authors":"Tomoo Mano , Naohiko Iguchi , Naoki Iwasa , Nanami Yamada , Kazuma Sugie","doi":"10.1016/j.cnp.2024.03.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnp.2024.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This study aimed to investigate the potential of whole-forearm flexor muscle (WFFM) compound muscle action potential (CMAP) as a quantitative biomarker for inclusion body myositis (IBM) pathology.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We prospectively enrolled 14 consecutive patients (10 men and 4 women) diagnosed with IBM based on muscle biopsies. We evaluated the baseline-to-peak amplitude of the WFFM CMAP and other quantitative parameters, including grip and pinch strength, Inclusion Body Myositis Functional Rating Scale (IBMFRS) score, and other routine muscle CMAP amplitudes.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The WFFM CMAP was strongly correlated with disease duration and the IBMFRS score. The WFFM CMAP on the more affected side was lower than that on the less affected side. Furthermore, grip power was strongly correlated with the WFFM CMAP, whereas lateral pinch strength was strongly correlated with the WFFM and first dorsal interosseous CMAPs. The 3-point pinch strength was also correlated with the WFFM CMAP.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This study demonstrates that the WFFM CMAP may serve as a biomarker of severity in IBM.</p></div><div><h3>Significance</h3><p>Identification of this biomarker can support drug development, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment options for patients with IBM.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45697,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology Practice","volume":"9 ","pages":"Pages 162-167"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2467981X24000143/pdfft?md5=c5ee443e624833861e41f2e57e89ec24&pid=1-s2.0-S2467981X24000143-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140651037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surface recording of the H-reflex from a relaxed flexor carpi ulnaris: Reliability and normative values for healthy young adults","authors":"Hesham N. Alrowayeh","doi":"10.1016/j.cnp.2024.06.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cnp.2024.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>Objective:</em> H-reflex recordings of the relaxed flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) muscle are not frequently performed in clinical or laboratory settings. There are no normative values or reliability standards. This is most likely because of technical difficulties associated with this technique. This study performed surface recordings of the H-reflex of relaxed FCU muscles to establish the normative values and the reliability of these recordings. <em>Methods:</em> The maximum amplitude and latency of the FCU H-reflex were recorded bilaterally in 53 healthy young adults. Normative values and interclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated. <em>Results:</em> The amplitude of the relaxed FCU H-reflex were recorded in nearly all participants (96 %). The FCU H-reflex average maximum amplitude was 1.35 mV. The average latency was 18.8 ms. H-reflex amplitude and latency were not statistically different among gender or limb sides. Amplitude and latency were recoded reliably both within and between sessions with ICCs ranging from 0.96 to 0.99. <em>Conclusions:</em> Recordings of the relaxed FCU H-reflex were readily available and could be assessed reliably within and between sessions. <em>Significance:</em> This method might be used more frequently in clinical and laboratory settings to examine C7 and C8 spinal segments and upper limb muscle normal function or neuromuscular pathology.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45697,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology Practice","volume":"9 ","pages":"Pages 205-210"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2467981X24000179/pdfft?md5=13b4b259c3ef8951cee3bc76e41fad76&pid=1-s2.0-S2467981X24000179-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141402216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Valerio Simonelli , Anna Rita Ferrari , Roberta Battini , Paola Brovedani , Emanuele Bartolini
{"title":"Midline non-ictal rhythmic waveforms as possible electroencephalographic biomarkers of Smith-Klingsmore syndrome in children","authors":"Valerio Simonelli , Anna Rita Ferrari , Roberta Battini , Paola Brovedani , Emanuele Bartolini","doi":"10.1016/j.cnp.2024.02.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnp.2024.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Pathogenic variants of the MTOR gene result in the Smith-Kingsmore syndrome, whose phenotypical spectrum includes facial dysmorphisms and neurological features. Expressivity is variable, patients exhibit a combination of intellectual disability, macrocephaly and epilepsy. The diagnosis can be missed, failing to detect the causative pathogenic mutation in patients with somatic mosaicism or even skipping to analyze <em>MTOR</em> when the phenotype is not completely expressed.</p></div><div><h3>Case study</h3><p>Herein, we report two children harboring the same MTOR recurring mutation (c.5395G>A/p.Glu1799Lys) whose EEG displayed a peculiar combination of midline rhythmic waveforms and asynchronous spike-and-wave discharges with anterior fast activity in sleep and wake. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: We suggest these features might be considered as possible hallmarks of the syndrome and could aid to expedite the diagnosis when the phenotype is incomplete.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45697,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology Practice","volume":"9 ","pages":"Pages 102-105"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2467981X2400009X/pdfft?md5=3a1227099809ea34332686792ca17474&pid=1-s2.0-S2467981X2400009X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140067182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Roisin McMackin , Yasmine Tadjine , Antonio Fasano , Matthew Mitchell , Mark Heverin , Friedemann Awiszus , Bahman Nasseroleslami , Richard G. Carson , Orla Hardiman
{"title":"Examining short interval intracortical inhibition with different transcranial magnetic stimulation-induced current directions in ALS","authors":"Roisin McMackin , Yasmine Tadjine , Antonio Fasano , Matthew Mitchell , Mark Heverin , Friedemann Awiszus , Bahman Nasseroleslami , Richard G. Carson , Orla Hardiman","doi":"10.1016/j.cnp.2024.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cnp.2024.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To establish if induced current direction across the motor cortex alters the sensitivity of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)-evoked short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) as an ALS biomarker.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Threshold tracking-TMS was undertaken in 35 people with ALS and 39 controls. Using a coil orientation which induces posterior-anterior (PA)-directed current across the motor cortex, SICI (1 ms and 3 ms interstimulus intervals) and intracortical facilitation (ICF, 10 ms interstimulus interval) were recorded. SICI<sub>3ms</sub> was also recorded using a coil orientation which induces anterior-posterior (AP)-directed current across the motor cortex.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>At group level, SICI<sub>3ms-PA</sub> (AUROC = 0.7), SICI<sub>3ms-AP</sub> (AUROC = 0.8) and SICI<sub>1ms</sub> (AUROC = 0.66) were substantially lower in those with ALS, although there was considerable interindividual heterogeneity. Averaging across interstimulus intervals (ISIs) marginally improved SICI<sub>PA</sub> sensitivity (AUROC = 0.76). Averaging SICI values across ISIs and orientations into a single SICI measure did not substantially improve sensitivity (AUROC = 0.81) compared to SICI<sub>3ms-AP</sub> alone. SICI<sub>3ms-AP</sub> and SICI<sub>3ms-PA</sub> did not significantly correlate (rho = 0.19, p = 0.313), while SICI<sub>1ms-PA</sub> and SICI<sub>3ms-PA</sub> did (rho = 0.37, p = 0.006). Further, those with ALS with the lowest SICI<sub>3ms-PA</sub> were not those with the lowest SICI<sub>3ms-AP</sub>. ICF was similar between groups (AUROC = 0.50).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>SICI<sub>PA</sub> and SICI<sub>AP</sub> are uncorrelated measures of motor cortical inhibitory functions which are useful as distinct, unequally affected, measures of disinhibition in ALS.</p></div><div><h3>Significance</h3><p>Examining both SICI<sub>PA</sub> and SICI<sub>AP</sub> may facilitate more comprehensive characterisation of motor cortical disinhibition in ALS.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45697,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology Practice","volume":"9 ","pages":"Pages 120-129"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2467981X2400012X/pdfft?md5=1fae5548e5c18ff04a29ad5b5d8090ce&pid=1-s2.0-S2467981X2400012X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140272102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Real-time artificial intelligence-based texture analysis of muscle ultrasound data for neuromuscular disorder assessment","authors":"Yoshikatsu Noda , Kenji Sekiguchi , Shun Matoba , Hirotomo Suehiro , Katsuya Nishida , Riki Matsumoto","doi":"10.1016/j.cnp.2024.08.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cnp.2024.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>Many artificial intelligence approaches to muscle ultrasound image analysis have not been implemented on usable devices in clinical neuromuscular medicine practice, owing to high computational demands and lack of standardised testing protocols. This study evaluated the feasibility of using real-time texture analysis to differentiate between various pathological conditions.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We analysed 17,021 cross-sectional ultrasound images of the biceps brachii of 75 participants, including 25 each with neurogenic disorders, myogenic disorders, and healthy controls. The size and location of the regions of interest were randomly selected to minimise bias. A random forest classifier utilising texture features such as Dissimilarity and Homogeneity was developed and deployed on a mobile PC, enabling real-time analysis.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The classifier distinguished patients with an accuracy of 81 %. Echogenicity and Contrast from the Co-Occurrence Matrix were significant predictive features. Validation on 15 patients achieved accuracies of 78 %/93 % per image/patient over 15-second videos, respectively. The use of a mobile PC facilitated real-time estimation of the underlying pathology during ultrasound examination, without influencing procedures.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Real-time automatic texture analysis is feasible as an adjunct for the diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders.</p></div><div><h3>Significance</h3><p>Artificial intelligence using texture analysis with a light computational load supports the semi-quantitative evaluation of neuromuscular ultrasound.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45697,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology Practice","volume":"9 ","pages":"Pages 242-248"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2467981X24000246/pdfft?md5=431aeb810595f6ab00be360d3d1f8ae9&pid=1-s2.0-S2467981X24000246-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142097565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"History of ALS and the competing theories on pathogenesis: IFCN handbook chapter","authors":"Andrew Eisen , Steve Vucic , Hiroshi Mitsumoto","doi":"10.1016/j.cnp.2023.11.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnp.2023.11.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder of the human motor system, first described in the 19th Century. The etiology of ALS appears to be multifactorial, with a complex interaction of genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors underlying the onset of disease. Importantly, there are no known naturally occurring animal models, and transgenic mouse models fail to faithfully reproduce ALS as it manifests in patients. Debate as to the site of onset of ALS remain, with three competing theories proposed, including (i) the <em>dying-forward hypothesis</em>, whereby motor neuron degeneration is mediated by hyperexcitable corticomotoneurons via an anterograde transsynaptic excitotoxic mechanism, (ii) <em>dying-back hypothesis,</em> proposing the ALS begins in the peripheral nervous system with a toxic factor(s) retrogradely transported into the central nervous system and mediating upper motor neuron dysfunction, and (iii) <em>independent hypothesis</em>, suggesting that upper and lower motor neuron degenerated independently. Transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, along with pathological and genetic findings have supported the dying forward hypothesis theory, although the science is yet to be settled. The review provides a historical overview of ALS, discusses phenotypes and likely pathogenic mechanisms.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45697,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology Practice","volume":"9 ","pages":"Pages 1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2467981X2300032X/pdfft?md5=1663dee64e5520a61798aaea89ec82c4&pid=1-s2.0-S2467981X2300032X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138838442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hossein Pia , Zahra Nochi , Alexander Gramm Kristensen , Bernhard Pelz , Marcus Goetz , Jan-Niclas Hoeink , Anthony James Blockeel , André Mouraux , Andrea Truini , Nanna Brix Finnerup , Keith Geoffrey Phillips , Rolf-Detlef Treede , Hatice Tankisi
{"title":"The test–retest reliability of large and small fiber nerve excitability testing with threshold tracking","authors":"Hossein Pia , Zahra Nochi , Alexander Gramm Kristensen , Bernhard Pelz , Marcus Goetz , Jan-Niclas Hoeink , Anthony James Blockeel , André Mouraux , Andrea Truini , Nanna Brix Finnerup , Keith Geoffrey Phillips , Rolf-Detlef Treede , Hatice Tankisi","doi":"10.1016/j.cnp.2023.03.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cnp.2023.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>Standard nerve excitability testing (NET) predominantly assesses Aα- and Aβ-fiber function, but a method examining small afferents would be of great interest in pain studies. Here, we examined the properties of a novel perception threshold tracking (PTT) method that preferentially activates Aδ-fibers using weak currents delivered by a novel multipin electrode and compared its reliability with NET.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Eighteen healthy subjects (mean age:34.06 ± 2.0) were examined three times with motor and sensory NET and PTT in morning and afternoon sessions on the same day (intra-day reliability) and after a week (inter-day reliability). NET was performed on the median nerve, while PTT stimuli were delivered through a multipin electrode located on the forearm. During PTT, subjects indicated stimulus perception via a button press and the intensity of the current was automatically increased or decreased accordingly by Qtrac software. This allowed changes in the perception threshold to be tracked during strength-duration time constant (SDTC) and threshold electrotonus protocols.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The coefficient of variation (CoV) and interclass coefficient of variation (ICC) showed good–excellent reliability for most NET parameters. PTT showed poor reliability for both SDTC and threshold electrotonus parameters. There was a significant correlation between large (sensory NET) and small (PTT) fiber SDTC when all sessions were pooled (r = 0.29, p = 0.03).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Threshold tracking technique can be applied directly to small fibers via a psychophysical readout, but with the current technique, the reliability is poor.</p></div><div><h3>Significance</h3><p>Further studies are needed to examine whether Aβ-fiber SDTC may be a surrogate biomarker for peripheral nociceptive signalling.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45697,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology Practice","volume":"8 ","pages":"Pages 71-78"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/9e/c9/main.PMC10172996.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9469092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Rostedt Punga , Mohammad Alimohammadi , Maarika Liik
{"title":"Keeping up appearances: Don’t frown upon the effects of botulinum toxin injections in facial muscles","authors":"Anna Rostedt Punga , Mohammad Alimohammadi , Maarika Liik","doi":"10.1016/j.cnp.2023.05.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cnp.2023.05.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Aesthetic use of low doses of Botulinum toxin (BoNT) injections into the facial muscles has become a leading non-surgical aesthetic treatment worldwide to reduce facial wrinkles, including glabellar lines, forehead lines, and periorbital wrinkles. Within these aesthetic applications, BoNT injections intend to reduce and prevent wrinkles, and the recommended usage of 2 years is often exceeded, which may result in atrophy of the injected muscles. The long-term effects of BoNT injections in the facial muscles and the evidence of diffusion of BoNT to surrounding muscles are obvious pitfalls and challenges for clinical neurophysiologists in differential diagnosing neuromuscular transmission failures. Also, this is further complicated by the risk of developing side effects upon permanent chemical denervation of facial muscles, with less possibility for reinnervation.</p><p>This review summarizes the known long-term effects of BoNT over time in different facial muscles and the use of objective electrophysiological measures to evaluate these. A better understanding of the long-term effects of BoNT is essential to avoid misdiagnosing other neuromuscular disorders.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45697,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology Practice","volume":"8 ","pages":"Pages 169-173"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10480586/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10186527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Some reasons for frowning upon the effects of botulinum toxin injections in facial muscles","authors":"Hacer Erdem Tilki","doi":"10.1016/j.cnp.2023.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cnp.2023.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45697,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology Practice","volume":"8 ","pages":"Pages 174-176"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/54/d7/main.PMC10480585.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10186531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zi-Jian Feng , Qiu-Ying Song , Yu Han , Zi-Yu Wei , Cong Fu , Yu-Feng Zang
{"title":"Short-term effect of coil handle orientations on fMRI-guided rTMS on insomnia: A case report","authors":"Zi-Jian Feng , Qiu-Ying Song , Yu Han , Zi-Yu Wei , Cong Fu , Yu-Feng Zang","doi":"10.1016/j.cnp.2023.08.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cnp.2023.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>The coil handle orientation plays a pivotal role in the therapeutic efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). However, there is currently no consensus on the optimal individualized coil handle orientation, especially for non-motor areas.</p></div><div><h3>Case presentation</h3><p>The present case reported a short-term effect of functional connectivity (FC)-guided rTMS with coil handle posterior-anterior 45° (PA45°) and posterior-anterior 135° (PA135°) on a patient with insomnia. Notably, in this case, the PA45° orientation was nearly perpendicular to the adjacent sulcus, while the PA135° orientation was almost parallel to it. Local brain activity and functional connectivity were assessed using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (RS-fMRI). Additionally, motor evoked potentials (MEPs) were captured both pre and post-rTMS sessions.</p></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><p>The coil handle orientation PA45° outperformed the PA135° in both RS-fMRI and MEP outcomes. Moreover, a 9-day rTMS treatment led to discernible improvements in symptoms of depression and anxiety, complemented by a modest enhancement in sleep quality.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45697,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Neurophysiology Practice","volume":"8 ","pages":"Pages 194-196"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44868391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}