Cortical excitability in cryptogenic localization-related epilepsy: Interictal transcranial magnetic stimulation studies

Epilepsia

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 694-704

  Cantello, R ^a,b   Civardi, C ^a   Cavalli, A ^a   Varrasi, C ^a   Tarletti, R ^a   Monaco, F ^a   Migliaretti, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical features; Cortical excitability; Cryptogenic localization related epilepsy; EEG pictures; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; EPILEPTOGENESIS; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0034120232     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00230.x     Document Type: Article

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