Role of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Beneficial Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Upper Limb Hemiparesis after Stroke

• Masachika Niimi ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Masachika Niimi, Kenji Hashimoto, Tamaki Ishima

  Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kenji Hashimoto ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Masachika Niimi, Kenji Hashimoto, Tamaki Ishima

  Affiliation Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba, Japan

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• Wataru Kakuda ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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• Satoshi Miyano,

  Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

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• Ryo Momosaki ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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• Tamaki Ishima ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Masachika Niimi, Kenji Hashimoto, Tamaki Ishima

  Affiliation Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba, Japan

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• Masahiro Abo

  * E-mail: abo@jikei.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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