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Sham NIBS (N = 12)
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Real NIBS (N = 12)
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p value
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Baseline (Mean ± SD)
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Post (Mean ± SD)
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Change in % (Mean ± SD)
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Baseline (Mean ± SD)
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Post (Mean ± SD)
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Change in % (Mean ± SD)
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Writing
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40.10 ± 9.01
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38.61 ± 9.50
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− 3.52 ± 9.82
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41.31 ± 7.17
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37.15 ± 9.14
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− 9.40 ± 17.37
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0.362
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|
Turning cards
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20.81 ± 15.35
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19.59 ± 15.68
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− 6.62 ± 12.87
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28.11 ± 17.74
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24.99 ± 16.53
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− 8.13 ± 26.81
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0.907
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|
Picking up small objects
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28.51 ± 12.31
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25.96 ± 14.25
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− 10.48 ± 15.73
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31.34 ± 14.62
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28.01 ± 15.26
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− 10.27 ± 20.50
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0.814
|
|
Picking up beans
|
29.17 ± 14.62
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27.29 ± 14.38
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− 3.84 ± 21.21
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32.40 ± 13.13
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27.33 ± 12.91
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− 14.28 ± 21.00
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0.238
|
|
Stacking checkers
|
22.37 ± 17.33
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24.56 ± 18.22
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18.79 ± 54.02
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25.89 ± 20.04
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22.51 ± 18.27
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− 1.44 ± 37.14
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0.254
|
|
Lifting light cans
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20.21 ± 15.86
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19.75 ± 15.92
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− 2.10 ± 10.73
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25.01 ± 17.81
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18.64 ± 14.96*
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− 19.22 ± 25.70
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0.034
|
|
Lifting heavy cans
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18.73 ± 16.03
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18.66 ± 16.06
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0.64 ± 15.42
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25.64 ± 17.54
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19.32 ± 16.04*
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− 20.09 ± 26.02
|
0.027
|
- Sham NIBS sham tDCS + iTBS with conventional rehabilitation, Real NIBS tDCS + iTBS with conventional rehabilitation, SD standard deviation Change in % = (Baseline/Post × 100 – 100); p value = independent-sample t-test for difference between mean change in % from the baseline of the Sham-CR group versus tDCS + iTBS group. *p < 0.05 paired t-test for within-group differences in baseline—post treatment. Negative values indicate a reduction in time of JTT subtests and consequent performance improvement
