Cortical excitability and sleep deprivation: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 809-812

  Civardi, C ^b   Boccagni, C ^a   Vicentini, R ^a   Bolamperti, L ^a   Tarletti, R ^a   Varrasi, C ^a   Monaco, F ^a   Cantello, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Sleep deprivation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0035208922     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.71.6.809     Document Type: Article

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