Table 2 Baseline measurements in MS patients and controls
From: Excitability decreasing central motor plasticity is retained in multiple sclerosis patients
Motor test | MS patients | Controls | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Corticomuscular latency, CML (msec) | 21.9 ± 1.7 | 20.8 ± 1.0 | 0.052 |
Force production performance at baseline | 14.3 ± 3.5 | 18.4 ± 4.1 | 0.009 |
Resting motor threshold, monophasic (%) | 54.2 ± 10.9 | 50.8 ± 11.6 | 0.428 |
Resting motor threshold, biphasic (%) | 37.4 ± 5.6 | 41.6 ± 11.7 | 0.236 |
MEP amplitudes at baseline (mV) | 1.5 ± 1.0 | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 0.450 |