An investigation of motor function in schizophrenia using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the motor cortex

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 690-695

  Puri, B K ^a   Davey, N J ^a,c   Ellaway, P H ^a   Lewis, S W ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURAL INHIBITION; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0029857005     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.169.6.690     Document Type: Article

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