Magnetic transcranial stimulation in acute stroke: Early excitation threshold and functional prognosis

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 233-239

  Catano, A ^a   Houa, M ^b   Caroyer, J M ^a   Ducarne, H ^a   Noel P ^b  

^a CHU Andre Vesale   (Belgium)

^b SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Excitation threshold; Functional progress; Magnetic transcranial stimulation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0029997001     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-980X(96)95656-8     Document Type: Article

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