Assessing the effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation on peak cough flow in patients with supratentorial cerebral infarction: A retrospective cohort study.

Autor:	Yoo SD; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Republic of Korea.; Department of Medicine, AgeTech-Service Convergence Major, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea., Park EJ; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Medicine [Medicine (Baltimore)] 2023 Apr 25; Vol. 102 (17), pp. e33689.
DOI:	10.1097/MD.0000000000033689
Abstrakt:	Respiratory dysfunction following supratentorial cerebral infarction leads to pneumonia and is a major cause of mortality. Decreased voluntary cough function impairs the ability to clear mucus or secretions from the airways and increases the risk of aspiration pneumonia. Peak cough flow (PCF) is one of the objective tools for evaluating voluntary cough function. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) could be applied to the respiratory motor cortex to improve respiratory function. Little is known about the effect of rTMS on PCF in patients with supratentorial cerebral infarction during the subacute period. This study aimed to determine whether rTMS treatment could improve PCF in patients with supratentorial cerebral infarction. We retrospectively recruited patients with subacute supratentorial cerebral infarction who underwent a PCF test. The rTMS group received a combination of rTMS treatment for 2 weeks and conventional rehabilitation for 4 weeks. However, the control group underwent only conventional rehabilitation for 4 weeks. PCF tests were performed before and after treatment and the results were compared between the 2 groups. In total, 145 patients with supratentorial cerebral infarctions were recruited. The PCF parameters before and after treatment increased in both the rTMS and control groups. However, the rTMS group showed a greater increase in PCF values compared with the control group. In patients with supratentorial cerebral infarction, the combination of conventional rehabilitation and rTMS in the subacute period may be helpful in improving voluntary cough function compared with conventional rehabilitation alone. Competing Interests: The authors have no funding and conflicts of interest to disclose. (Copyright © 2023 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)
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