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Table 1 Selected stimulus intensity from stimulus–response curves presented as a percentage of stimulus intensity to elicit active and resting motor thresholds

From: Resting and active motor thresholds versus stimulus–response curves to determine transcranial magnetic stimulation intensity in quadriceps femoris

  

Vastus lateralis

Rectus femoris

Vastus medialis

10% MVC

RMT

135 ± 26

138 ± 26

129 ± 20

  

(109 – 175)

(109 – 175)

(107 – 160)

 

AMT

179 ± 48

187 ± 46

177 ± 46

  

(120 – 250)

(120 – 250)

(117 – 250)

20% MVC

RMT

117 ± 27

113 ± 15

114 ± 16

  

(86 – 175)

(86 – 133)

(92 – 140)

 

AMT

154 ± 40

151 ± 32

156 ± 36

  

(100 – 200)

(120 – 200)

(100 – 200)

50% MVC

RMT

96 ± 21

100 ± 23

98 ± 21

  

(71 – 127)

(75 – 140)

(67 – 120)

 

AMT

124 ± 22

131 ± 26

132 ± 27

  

(100 – 150)

(100 – 175)

(86 – 160)

  1. AMT: active motor threshold; MVC: maximal voluntary force; RMT: resting motor threshold. For rectus femoris, values from the stimulus–response curve at 10% MVC are n = 7. Values are expressed as means ± standard deviation and (range).