Facilitation of rhythmic events in progressive myoclonus epilepsy: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 152-157

  Valzania, F ^a   Strafella, A P ^a   Tropeani, A ^a   Rubboli, G ^a   Nassetti, S A ^a   Tassinari, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortical rhythm; Intracortical pathway; Progressive myoclonus epilepsy; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0032896578     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-4694(98)00115-1     Document Type: Article

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