Excitatory and inhibitory corticospinal responses to transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with minor to moderate head injury

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 580-587

  Chistyakov, A V ^a,b   Soustiel, J F ^a,b   Hafner, H ^a,b   Trubnik, M ^a,b   Levy, G ^a,b   Feinsod, M ^a,b  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Head injury; Motor evoked potential; Silent period; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0035031193     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.70.5.580     Document Type: Article

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