Case series investigating the cortical silent period after burns using transcranial magnetic stimulation

It is known that the brain ’s functional anatomy is able to reorganise itself in response to injury to the peripheral nerve field. What is yet to be described is how the brain will reorganise itself in response to a burn injury, which intrinsically involves a peripheral nerve field injury. This is among the first studies to investigate the cortical response to a burn injury. The secondary purpose of this study was to establish if transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a sensitive method of measuring the cortical response to a burn injury.
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research