Intra-cortical connectivity in multiple sclerosis: A neurophysiological approach

Brain

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1783-1792

  Tecchio, Franca ^a,b   Zito, Giancarlo ^b   Zappasodi, Filippo ^a,b   Dell'Acqua, Maria Luisa ^c   Landi, Doriana ^c   Nardo, Davide ^b   Lupoi, Domenico ^b   Rossini, Paolo M ^b,c   Filippi, Maria M ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral connectivity; Lesion load black holes; Magnetoencephalography; Primary sensorimotor cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EXTENDED DAILY DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 46849107905     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awn087     Document Type: Article

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