Transcallosal inhibition and motor conduction studies in patients with schizophrenia using transcranial magnetic stimulation

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 175, Issue OCT., 1999, Pages 375-379

  Boroojerdi, B ^a,b   Topper R ^a   Foltys, H ^a   Meincke, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0345540643     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.175.4.375     Document Type: Article

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