Silent period following transcranial magnetic stimulation: A study of intra- and inter-examiner reliability

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 235-240

  Fritz, C ^a,b   Braune, H J ^a   Pylatiuk, C ^a   Pohl, M ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Realiability; Silent period; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0030916376     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-980X(97)96675-3     Document Type: Article

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