New Hope for Stroke Victims

Italian researchers recently announced a new breakthrough for stoke survivors. The treatment known as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), provides a way to reduce hemispatial neglect - a condition that leaves part of the body unresponsive. Magnetic coils placed on the scalp gently stimulate nerve cells. In their study, participants receiving the treatment scored 16.3 percent higher on a test than non-participants. The test involves simple skills such as reading a menu, coin sorting and phone dialing.

Although recent stroke victims often recover similar skills after a temporary setback, earlier and more directed therapy may increase the chances of a better outcome. The initiator of the study, Doctor Giacomo Koch of Santa Lucia Foundation in Rome notes  "A stroke on one side of the brain causes the other side to become overactive, and the circuits become overloaded." More research will have to be conducted due to the limited number of participants but the procedure provides hope that hemispatial neglect will be greatly reduced in the future through non-invasive treatment.

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