title: rTMS of the unaffected hemisphere transiently reduces contralesional visuospatial hemineglect.
abstract: To verify the role of interhemispheric influences on manifestations of neglect, the authors investigated the effects of a transient repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)-induced disruption of the unaffected hemisphere on contralesional visuospatial neglect in two left- and five right-brain-damaged patients. Parietal rTMS of the unaffected hemisphere during the execution of a computerized task of bisected line's length judgment transiently decreased the magnitude of neglect as expressed in the number of errors.
authors.affiliation: Neurophysiological Unit, University of Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oliveri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bisiach
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brighina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: La Bua
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buffa
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fierro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001288:Attention; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation