Cortical silent period evoked by transcranial magnetic stimulation in ischemic stroke

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 224-229

  Ahonen, J P ^a   Jehkonen, M ^a   Dastidar, P ^a   Molnar G ^a   Hakkinen V ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischemia; Magnetic stimulation; Motor evoked potentials; Silent period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031747606     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-980X(98)00014-9     Document Type: Article

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