Inter-hemispheric asymmetry of motor corticospinal excitability in major depression studied by transcranial magnetic stimulation

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 389-398

  Lefaucheur, J P ^a   Lucas, B ^a,b   Andraud, F ^a,c   Hogrel, J Y ^d   Bellivier, F ^a   Del Cul, A ^a,e   Rousseva, A ^a   Leboyer, M ^a,e   Paillere Martinot M L ^e  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Hopital Albert Chenevier   (France)

Author keywords

Corticospinal silent period; Intra cortical facilitation; Intra cortical inhibition; Major depression; Motor evoked potentials; Rest motor threshold

Indexed keywords

ALIMEMAZINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLONAZEPAM; CYAMEMAZINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; HYDROXYZINE; LITHIUM; LOXAPINE; OXAZEPAM; PAROXETINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; THIORIDAZINE; VALPROMIDE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITABILITY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 39149121158     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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