3. Results
Upper-limb dexterity
The demographic characteristics of the participants, including sex, age, height, weight, affected side, onset period, and MMSE-K score, did not differ significantly between the HF-rTMS + ML and sham rTMS + ML groups (The changes in the group’s upper-limb motor function after the experiment were as follows: in terms of upper-limb function, the HF-rTMS + ML group increased significantly from 51.35 to 60.57 after the intervention (Upper-limb dexterity in the HF-rTMS + ML group increased statistically significantly from 21.21 before the intervention to 32.43 after the intervention (The changes in the group’s grip force before and after the experiment are as follows (In activities of daily living, the HF-rTMS + ML group showed a statistically significant increase, from 53.71 before the intervention to 65.85 after the intervention (