Short-term cortical plasticity in patients with dystonia: A study with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Movement Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1436-1443

  Gilio, Francesca ^a   Suppa, Antonio ^a   Bologna, Matteo ^a   Lorenzano, Cinzia ^a   Fabbrini, Giovanni ^a   Berardelli, Alfredo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

After effects; Dystonia; Motor evoked potential; Repetitive magnetic transcranial stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTONIA; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DYSTONIA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 34548021001     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.21465     Document Type: Article

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