Short-term reduction of intracortical inhibition in the human motor cortex induced by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 108-113

  Di Lazzaro, V ^a,c   Oliviero, A ^a,c   Mazzone, P ^b,c   Pilato, F ^a,c   Saturno, E ^a,c   Dileone, M ^a,c   Insola, A ^b,c   Tonali, P ^a,c   Rothwell, J ^c,d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CTO Hospital   (Italy)

^c CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GABA; Human; Motor cortex; Plasticity; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; EPIDURAL SPACE; EVALUATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAGNETISM; MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL SPACE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0036401326     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-002-1223-5     Document Type: Article

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