Interictal cortical excitability in migraine: A study using transcranial magnetic stimulation of motor and visual cortices

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 209-215

  Áfra, Judit ^a,d   Mascia, Addolorata ^a,e   Gérard, Pascale ^a   De Noordhout, Alain Maertens ^a   Schoenen, Jean ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Centre Hospitalier Regional de La Citadelle   (Belgium)

^c National Fund of Scientific Research   (Belgium)

^d SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC AURA; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0031830525     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410440211     Document Type: Article

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