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The stimulation site on the skull was the position where motor evoked potentials were most evidently elicited and leg motor areas were stimulated. Resting motor thresholds (minimum stimulation to induce motor evoked potential) were also determined. Each participant underwent 10 sessions of 2400 stimuli. Clinical measurements, including walking speed and stride length, were obtained. RESULTS: From 119 patients with HAM recruited, 12 were included in the rTMS group and 18 who did not undergo rTMS comprised the control group. rTMS significantly improved walking speed and stride length compared to controls. Particularly, resting motor thresholds decreased after 10 sessions of rTMS. 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