Interictal cortical hyperexcitability in migraine patients demonstrated with transcranial magnetic stimulation

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 106-110

  Van Der Kamp, Wim ^a   Maassen VanDenBrink, Antoinette ^a   Ferrari, Michel D ^a   Van Dijk, J Gert ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cortical hyperexcitability; Magnetic stimulation; Migraine; Stimulus response relationship

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0030201086     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(96)00044-5     Document Type: Article

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