Influence of long term administration of fluoxetine on cerebral threshold and muscle activation patterns in chronic stroke.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 28
Inclusion Criteria
Chronic ischemic stroke patients (> 6 months after stroke); age > 18
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients suffering from another neurological disease;
2. uncompensated hemineglect or cognitive disabilities;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method excitability of the primary motor area, measured by motor threshold and stimulus response curve;<br /> muscle activation, measured by calculating RMS during isometric and dynamic movements
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method brain activation patterns;<br /> phase synchronization of the brain;<br /> motor function