Optimization of facilitation related to threshold in transcranial magnetic stimulation

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 593-599

  Han, Tai Ryoon ^a   Kim, Jin Ho ^a   Lim, Jae Young ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Facilitation; Motor evoked potential; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Voluntary contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TECHNIQUE; THENAR; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STATISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0035080578     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(01)00471-0     Document Type: Article

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