Transcranial magnetic stimulation after conditioning stimulation in two adrenomyeloneuropathy patients: Delayed but facilitated motor-evoked potentials

Functional Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 141-144

  Lai, Kuan Lin ^a,b   Lin, Chia Yi ^a,b   Liao, Kwong Kum ^a,b   Lin, Kong Ping ^a,b   Wu, Zin An ^a,b   Chen, Jen Tse ^a,b,c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adrenomyeloneuropathy; Conditioning; Facilitation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; TESTIS ATROPHY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REFERENCE VALUES; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 37849186266     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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