Comparison of descending volleys evoked by transcranial magnetic and electric stimulation in conscious humans

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 397-401

  Di Lazzaro, V ^a   Oliviero, A ^a   Profice, P ^a   Saturno, E ^a   Pilato, F ^a   Insola, A ^b   Mazzone, P ^b   Tonali, P ^a,c   Rothwell, J C ^d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CTO Hospital   (Italy)

^c CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corticospinal pathway; Corticospinal volley; Electric brain stimulation; Magnetic brain stimulation; Motor cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0031755826     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-980X(98)00038-1     Document Type: Article

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