P343 Effects of unilateral and bilateral cerebellar magneto-electric stimulation on pharyngeal cortical activity and swallowing behaviour

Background

The cerebellum is recognised to bilaterally modulate sensorimotor function and has recently been shown to play a role in swallowing. Indeed, we have previously shown that unilateral cerebellar repetitive trans-cranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can excite corticobulbar motor pathways to the pharynx. However, the comparative effects of bilateral versus unilateral cerebellar rTMS on these pathways remain unknown....