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Previous studies suggest that low-frequency repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) over contralateral premotor cortex (PMC) might ameliorate Focal Hand Dystonia (FHD) symptoms. In the present study behavioral and muscle activity outcomes were explored in a patient with FHD following a single and multiple sessions of rTMS. The patient's behavior was assessed on handwriting tasks, while surface EMG signals were recorded. In Experiment 1 evaluations were performed before and after one session of active and sham 1Hz rTMS over contralateral PMC. In Experiment 2, evaluations were performed before and after six sessions of the same treatment. In Experiment 1 active rTMS improved the patient's performance, although the EMG amplitude did not change. In Experiment 2, the patient showed an improvement of performance along with a decrease of 20% in the EMG amplitude. These results demonstrated that a single session of rTMS ameliorated the patient's performance, while multiple sessions were necessary to reduce muscles activity.
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