Magnetic brain stimulation can improve clinical outcome in incomplete spinal cord injured patients

Spinal Cord

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 417-419

  Belci, M ^a   Catley, M ^a   Husain, M ^a   Frankel, H L ^b   Davey, N J ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortical inhibition; Cortical plasticity; Corticospinal; Motor cortex; Perceptual threshold; Repetitive magnetic stimulation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX INHIBITION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SKIN STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURAL INHIBITION; PAIN THRESHOLD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242768257     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101613     Document Type: Article

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