Affiliations: Department of Neurology, University of Munich, Klinikum Grosshadern, Munich, Germany | Lightning Data Center, St. Anthony Hospital, 4231 W. 16th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204, USA. Tel.: +1 303 629 4258; Fax: +1 303 629 4438; E-mail: Lightningdatacenter@Centura.org
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Address for correspondence: Dr. Phillip Krause, Department of Neurology, Klinikum Grosshadern, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany. Tel.: +49 89 7095 4818; Fax: +49 89 7095 4801; E-mail: pkrause@nefo.med.uni-muenchen.de
Abstract: Repetitive magnetic stimulation is able to reduce spastic tone increase after applying it at the spinal cord. It was also found to induce frequency-dependent changes in H-reflex. In a small pilot investigation we stimulated a patient with severe spasticity of the lower limbs and applied different stimulation frequencies. The aim was to look for a clinical measurable effect of spastic reduction depending on the applied frequency. We were unable to show such a dependency, but could confirm the spastic-reducing effects of a peripheral repetitive magnetic stimulation using supratheshold intensities.
