Simultaneous repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation does not speed fine movement in PD

Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 768-770

  Ghabra, Mohammed B ^a   Hallett, Mark ^a   Wassermann, Eric M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; LEVODOPA; PERGOLIDE; SELEGILINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033541155     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.4.768     Document Type: Article

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