2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Exploring the mechanism of rTMS therapeutic effects on writer's cramp
| Project/Area Number |
20790615
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Neurology
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
URUSHIHARA Ryo Ritsumeikan University, 産業社会学部, 准教授 (00398009)
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| Research Collaborator |
HOSONO Yuki 立命館大学, 共通教育推進機構, 嘱託講師 (40611538)
ASANUMA Koutaro 柳馬場武田リニック, 所長
KAJI Ryuji 徳島大学, ヘルスバイオサイエンス研究部, 教授 (00214304)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 磁気刺激 / 書痙 / 体性感覚誘発電位 |
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| Research Abstract |
Patient with writer's cramp can not take their pen in their hand well because of their involuntary movement. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is drawing attention as the non-invasive low-stressful procedure to Writer's cramp. However, the optimum conditions of rTMS to clinical application and its mechanism of therapeutic effects have not been well-known. The results of our present studies suggest that monophasic (phase) and 0.2Hz (frequency) are more effective than biphasic and 1Hz respectively in the case of stimulating on the premotor area, and also the possibility that the therapeutic effects of rTMS is derived from influencing the incoming somatosensory input for motor control.
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Research Products
(2 results)
