TY - T1 - Paired associative stimulation improves hand function after nontraumatic spinal cord injury: a case series SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/307924 T3 - A1 - Tolmacheva, Aleksandra; Savolainen, Sarianna; Kirveskari, Erika; Brandstack, Nina; Mäkelä, Jyrki P.; Shulga, Anastasia A2 - PB - Y1 - 2019 LA - eng AB - Objectives Long-term paired associative stimulation (PAS) is a non-invasive combination of transcranial magnetic stimulation and peripheral nerve stimulation and leads to improved hand motor function in individuals with incomplete traumatic tetraplegia. Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) can also be induced by neurological diseases. We tested a similar long-term PAS approach in patients with nontraumatic neurological SCI. Methods In this case series five patients with nontraumatic tetraplegia received ... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - 3112 Neurosciences; TMS; Rehabilitation; Plasticity; Spinal Cord; Paired Associative Stimulation; Spinal Cord Injury; INDUCTION; Spinal cord injury; RECOVERY; PRIORITIES; MOTOR CORTEX; BRAIN; PLASTICITY N1 - PP - ER -