Neural response to transcranial magnetic stimulation in adult hypothyroidism and effect of replacement treatment

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 38-43

  Rizzo, Vincenzo ^a,b   Crupi, Domenica ^a   Bagnato, Sergio ^b   Quartarone, Angelo ^b   Benvenga, Salvatore ^b,c   Bartolone, Luigi ^c   Ghilardi, M Felice ^a   Trimarchi, Francesco ^c   Girlanda, Paolo ^b   Battaglia, Fortunato ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Hypothyroidism; TMS

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; THYROID HORMONES; THYROTROPIN; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 38749148784     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.08.031     Document Type: Article

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