Cortical silent period in a patient with focal epilepsy and Parry-Romberg syndrome

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 270-273

  Aktekin, Berrin ^a   Oǧuz, Yurttaş ^a   Aydin, Hülya ^a   Şenol, Utku ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Parry Romberg syndrome; Silent period; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEMIFACIAL ATROPHY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCLERODERMA; SKIN BIOPSY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FACIAL HEMIATROPHY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 13844296428     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.11.012     Document Type: Article

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