Evaluation of Changes in Preoperative Cortical Excitability by Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Brain Tumor

Background: This prospective study aimed to evaluate the cortical excitability (CE) of patients with brain tumors surrounding or directly involving the corticospinal tract (CST) using navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS).Methods: We recruited 40 patients with a single brain tumor surro...

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Main Authors: Iuri Santana Neville, Alexandra Gomes dos Santos, Cesar Cimonari Almeida, Cintya Yukie Hayashi, Davi Jorge Fontoura Solla, Ricardo Galhardoni, Daniel Ciampi de Andrade, Andre Russowsky Brunoni, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Wellingson Silva Paiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.582262/full