Neural Regeneration Research ›› 2021, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (10): 2004-2005.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.308083

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Modulation of brainstem reflexes induced by non-invasive brain stimulation: is there a future?

Hatice Kumru*, Markus Kofler, Josep Valls-Sole #br#   

  1. Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, 089M6 Badalona – Barcelona, Spain (Kumru H)
    Univ Autonoma de Barcelona, 08M93 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Spain (Kumru H)
    Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain (Kumru H)
    Department of Neurology, Hochzirl Hospital, Zirl, Austria (Kofler M)
    EMG Unit, Neurology, Hospital Clinic-IDIBAPS-Barcelona, Spain (Valls-Sole J)
  • Online:2021-10-15 Published:2021-03-19
  • Contact: Hatice Kumru, MD, PhD, hkumru@guttmann.com.

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Abstract: Kumru et al. (2019) have recently reported significant reduction of the R2 component of the trigeminal blink reflex following high-frequency (20 Hz) repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the vertex in both, healthy subjects and in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) (Figure 1). The modulatory influence of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) on brainstem reflexes has been only scarcely studied.