Effectiveness of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment in Patients Diagnosed With Postpolio Syndrome

This randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial evaluated the effects of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the primary motor cortex on walking capacity, fatigue, post-polio-related symptoms, and health-related quality of life in participants with post-polio syndrome.

Inclusion Criteria:-Having been diagnosed with PPS (postpolio syndrome) -Having not received TMS treatment before \- Exclusion Criteria:-History of epilepsy * Presence of another disease that may be associated with the symptoms * Inability to ambulate independently * Presence of a neurological, psychiatric or vision-related problem that may prevent the patient from answering the questionnaires * Presence of ferromagnetic material implanted in the body * Organic brain pathology (vascular, traumatic, tumoral, etc.) * History of use of drugs that lower the seizure threshold (if not receiving antiepileptic treatment) * Severe or recent heart disease * Alcoholism * Pregnancy