Long-lasting depression of soleus motoneurons excitability following repetitive magnetic stimuli of the spinal cord in multiple sclerosis patients

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 18-30

  Nielsen, Jørgen F ^a,b   Sinkjær, Thomas ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

H reflex; Long term potentiation; Long term depression; Magnetic stimulation; Multiple sclerosis; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MOTONEURON; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0030946162     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135245859700300103     Document Type: Article

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