Back on your feet
If a stroke affects the part of your brain that controls movement - the motor cortex - then your arms or legs can be weakened or paralysed. Patients usually have physiotherapy to help them learn how to use their limbs again.
By stimulating the brain with a magnetic pulse, using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), scientists hope to make the therapy more effective.
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| In the first few weeks after a stroke, many &patients need a wheelchair to get around. |
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