Motor Improvements Following Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation with kTMP: A Case Study of Cerebellar Stroke.
Balance-related ratings and walking stability improved during an experimental stimulation-and-training program. One case cannot establish that the stimulation caused improvement.
Chirino-Pérez A, Merrick CM, Miranda-Casasola F, Labruna L, Sheltraw D, Ivry RB.
Cerebellum (London, England) · Publication date: 2026-09-11
Added to site: 2026-09-14
DOI: 10.1007/s12311-026-02078-z
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- Modalities
- kTMP
- Clinical focus
- Stroke
- Population
- A 78-year-old with cerebellar ataxia after hemorrhagic stroke
- Sample
- One patient
- Intervention / method
- Amplitude-modulated kilohertz transcranial magnetic perturbation with training
- Comparator
- Open-label phase, then fixed-sequence sham-active comparison
Clinician summary
Active kTMP targeted vermal and paravermal cerebellar regions. The abstract reports no device-related adverse reactions.
How to interpret the findings
Fixed order, one participant and accompanying training limit causal inference. Not equivalent to conventional rTMS or consumer PEMF.
Equipment and disclosures
Experimental kTMP system. No BrainMaster equipment attribution.
Publisher disclosures identify NINDS and Weill Neurohub funding, Magnetic Tides equity held by four authors, three company employees, and UC Berkeley patents exclusively licensed to Magnetic Tides.
Related evidence
Compare findings from the same clinical area, including mixed results.
- Acupuncture combined with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation vs repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation alone for recovery of hemiparesis after ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis. · Positive with limitations
- Pain Outcomes and Exercise Data from the EXERT-Stroke Pilot Clinical Trial on Post-Stroke Headaches. · Mixed
- Neuromodulation effects of HF-rTMS and rPMS on stroke patients: an fNIRS study. · Positive with limitations
- Validation of Low-Frequency Oscillatory Activity as an Indicator of Post-Stroke Injury and Recovery. · Positive with limitations
- Clinical efficacy evaluation of combined central and peripheral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for elbow flexor (biceps Brachii) spasticity and upper limb motor function after stroke · Positive with limitations
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