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Table 3 TMS parameters of patents with multiple sclerosis and control subjects

From: Motor disability in patients with multiple sclerosis: transcranial magnetic stimulation study

Parameters

Patients (n = 52)

Controls (n = 52)

p value

UL CL (ms)

24.94 ± 4.7

19.98 ± 1.78

< 0.001

UL MEP amplitude (mV)

1.57 ± 1.5

1.18 ± 2.83

< 0.001

UL RL (ms)

12.91 ± 1.98

12.23 ± 1.45

0.049

UL CMCT (ms)

11.87 ± 4.33

7.76 ± 1.53

< 0.001

UL CMCT-f (ms)

10.94 ± 4.23

6.81 ± 1.64

< 0.001

LL CL (ms)

50 ± 13.17

37.31 ± 3.73

< 0.001

LL MEP amplitude (mV)

0.73 ± 0.51

1.37 ± 1.15

0.001

LL RL (ms)

23.82 ± 3.56

22.19 ± 2.8

0.012

LL CMCT (ms)

27.42 ± 10.8

15.04 ± 2.98

< 0.001

LL CMCT-f (ms)

24.0 ± 10.87

12.32 ± 2.57

< 0.001

  1. UL upper limb, CL cortical latency, MEP motor evoked potential, RL radicular latency, CMCT central motor conduction time, CMCT-f central motor conduction time-F, LL lower limb