Reduction of human visual cortex excitability using 1-Hz transcranial magnetic stimulation

Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1529-1531

  Boroojerdi, B ^a   Prager, A ^a   Muellbacher, W ^a   Cohen, Leonardo G ^a,b  

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

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Excitability; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISION TEST; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0034636072     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.54.7.1529     Document Type: Article

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