Cortical excitability and recovery curve analysis in generalized epilepsy

Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1347-1349

  Brodtmann, Amy ^a,b   Macdonell, R A L ^a   Gilligan, A K ^a   Curatolo, J ^a   Berkovic, S F ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Idiopathic generalized epilepsy; Recovery curve analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXCITABILITY; FACILITATION; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0032833294     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.6.1347     Document Type: Article

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