Brain excitability in migraine: Evidence from transcranial magnetic stimulation studies

Current Opinion in Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-209

  Aurora, Sheena K ^a   Welch, K M A ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OCCIPITAL LOBE; SKULL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0031809930     PISSN: 13507540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019052-199806000-00003     Document Type: Review

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