Durable effect of very low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for modulating cortico-spinal neuron excitability

International Congress Series

Volumn 1278, Issue , 2005, Pages 272-275

  Ikeguchi, Michiko ^a   Touge, Tetsuo ^b   Kaji, Ryuji ^c   Deguchi, Kazushi ^b   Sasaki, Iwao ^b   Tsukaguchi, Masago ^b   Takeuchi, Hiroaki ^d   Kuriyama, Shigeki ^b  

^a National Hospital Organization Takamatsu Medical Center   (Japan)

^b KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^d KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Costicospinal neuron excitability; Hoffman reflex; Low frequency; Motor evoked potentials; rTMS

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646454918     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.11.189     Document Type: Article

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