Visual cortex excitability in migraine before and after valproate prophylaxis: A pilot study using TMS

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 35-40

  Mulleners, W M ^a   Chronicle, E P ^b   Vredeveld, J W ^a   Koehler, P J ^a  

^a Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Migraine; Sodium valproate; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; PILOT PROJECTS; VALPROIC ACID; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0036393379     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2002.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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