In @ dysphagic stroke patients ( mean age : @ @ years , @ female , time-post-stroke : @ @ weeks -LSB- SD -RSB- ) , pharyngeal electromyographic responses were recorded after single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation ( TMS ) over the pharyngeal motor cortex , to measure corticobulbar excitability before , immediately , and @ min , after real and sham applications of neurostimulation .