Motor cortex stimulation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Time for a therapeutic trial?

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1479-1485

  Di Lazzaro, Vincenzo ^a   Oliviero, Antonio ^a   Saturno, Eleonora ^a   Pilato, Fabio ^a   Dileone, Michele ^a   Sabatelli, Mario ^a   Tonali, Pietro A ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Excitotoxicity; Glutamate; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; PILOT PROJECTS; RATS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 2342586598     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2004.01.027     Document Type: Article

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