INFLUENCE OF BODY HEIGHT ON CENTRAL MOTOR CONDUCTION TIME USING TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION
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2020Author
HAMBARSARI, YETTY
UTAMI, PRIYANKA GANESA
DANUAJI, RIVAN
HAMIDI, BAARID LUQMAN
SUBANDI
SULISTYANI
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Background: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive device that has the ability to stimulates the cerebral
cortex, spinal cord, cranial nerves, and peripheral nerves electrically. The right stimulation intensity and time in using TMS will
activate the motor cortex to produce motor evoked potentials (MEPs) that can be recorded from the contralateral limb muscles.
The motor threshold is the lowest TMS stimulation needed to evoke the motor evoked potential (MEP) in the target muscle after
the stimulation heading through the motor cortex and cortical motor tract. Because of the significant influence of body height on
the conduction time needed for impulses along the corticospinal tract, the authors are interested in finding out whether there is
an influence of body height on central motor conduction time throughout TMS stimulation. Method: This was an observational
analytic study held on the Neurology-restoration clinic of Dr. Moewardi General Hospital using Transcranial Magnetic
Stimulation (TMS) with neuro navigation from May - June 2019. Our study samples consist of 32 normal healthy people based
on the general physical and neurological examination performed by the neurologist who agrees to participate in this study. The
Central Motor Conduction Time obtained from TMS stimulation. The Central Motor Conduction Time was then statistically
analyzed with the relationship with body height using a nonparametric Spearman’s Rho’s Analysis with confidence level of 95%
and P<0.05. Results: There were n (32) respondents with mean central conduction time of 10,06ms. From the analysis and
discussion, it can be seen that there was a statistical relationship between body height and central motor conduction time (CMCT)
based on stimulation performed on the Abductor Pollicies Brevis (APB) muscle with a significance value of p = 0.03 (p<0.05).
This study concluded that height affects central motor conduction time (CMCT) on stimulation of the Abductor Policis Brevis
(APB) muscle