Cortical hyperexcitability in post-traumatic stress disorder secondary to minor accidental head trauma: A neurophysiologic study

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-132

  Centonze, Diego ^a   Palmieri, Maria G ^a   Boffa, Laura ^a   Pierantozzi, Mariangela ^a,b   Stanzione, Paolo ^a   Brusa, Livia ^a   Marciani, M Grazia ^a,b   Siracusano, Alberto ^c   Bernardi, Giorgio ^a   Caramia, M Donatella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 20044388016     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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