Bilateral Cerebellar Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Chronic Ataxia After Hemorrhagic Stroke: a Case Report.

Abstract

There are insufficient treatment options available for recovery related to cerebellar ataxia. Limited data using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) have demonstrated reduction of symptom burden, though associated with nonuniform cerebellar ataxia etiologies and differing rTMS treatment protocols. Additionally, there are limited available data for use of rTMS in individuals suffering from stroke-related symptoms. We present the case of a patient with chronic cerebellar ataxia following a hemorrhagic stroke who underwent inhibitory rTMS to bilateral cerebellar targets with demonstrated improvement in symptoms.

• Authors: Evan Hy Einstein, Juliana Corlier, Cole Matthews, Doan Ngo, Michael K Leuchter, Cole Citrenbaum, Nikita Vince-Cruz, Bhavna Ramesh, Aaron Slan, Scott A Wilke, Nathaniel Ginder, Thomas Strouse, Andrew F Leuchter
• Journal: Cerebellum (London, England) (Cerebellum) (Oct 21 2023) ISSN: 1473-4230 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 37864649 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.