| Characteristics of Motor Evoked Potential Recording from Swallowing Muscles Obtained by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Healthy Subjects. |
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Park, Sung Hee , Song, Kwang Seop , Seo, Jeong Hwan |
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Korea. shpark0130@chonbuk.ac.kr
2Institute for Medical Science, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Korea.
3Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Korea. |
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박성희,송광섭,서정환 |
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전북대학교 의학전문대학원 재활의학교실, 임상의학 연구소, 의과학 연구소 |
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| Abstract |
Objective
To evaluate the characteristics of the motor evoked potentials (MEPs) and the cortical topography of swallowing muscles in healthy subjects.
Method
Fourteen healthy subjects were enrolled. Their mean age was 31 years. Transcranial magnetic stimulation was applied to left and right motor cortices in turn and contralateral electromyographic recordings were done from orbicularis oris, masseter, submental and infrahyoid muscles during resting. The scalp sites of maximal response and the lowest stimulus output which elicited motor evoked potential (MEP) of these muscles were recorded. The onset latency and peak-to-peak amplitude of MEP were measured for each muscle.
Results
Most of the maximal MEPs of swallowing muscles were evoked within 9~17 cm lateral and 1~5 cm anterior from Cz and they showed interhemispheric symmetry. In submental and infrahyoid muscles, the threshold of right cortical excitability was significantly lower than that of left cortical excitability. The latency of the left submental MEP was statistically shorter than that of right submental MEP.
Conclusion
These results demonstrated that the cortical representation of swallowing muscles displays interhemis-pheric symmetry. In addition, we suggest that submental and infrahyoid muscles have right cortical dominant tendency. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2009; 33: 154-158) |
| Key Words:
Transcranial magnetic stimulation, Swallowing muscles, Motor cortex, Motor evoked potential |
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