Transcranial magnetic stimulation in child neurology: Current and future directions

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-96

  Frye, Richard E ^a   Rotenberg, Alexander ^b,c,d   Ousley, Molliann ^e   Pascual Leone, Alvaro ^c,d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^f University Institute affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Cortical plasticity; Cortical reorganization; Corticospinal abnormalities; Corticospinal pathway maturation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; PENICILLAMINE;

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD SAFETY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILEPSY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WILSON DISEASE;

BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROLOGY; PEDIATRICS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 37449009914     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807307972     Document Type: Review

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