Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation suppresses specific excitatory circuits in the human motor cortex

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 586, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 4481-4487

  Di Lazzaro, V ^a,b   Pilato, F ^a   Dileone, M ^a   Profice, P ^a   Oliviero, A ^a,c   Mazzone, P ^d   Insola, A ^d   Ranieri, F ^a   Tonali, P A ^a,b   Rothwell, J C ^e  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE PARAPLÉJICOS   (Spain)

^d CTO   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; EPIDURAL SPACE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MOTOR CORTEX; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; LOW FREQUENCY REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE EXCITABILITY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 52049090586     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.159558     Document Type: Article

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