Improvement of hand dexterity following motor cortex rTMS in multiple sclerosis patients with cerebellar impairment

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 995-998

  Koch, Giacomo ^a,b   Rossi, S ^a,b   Prosperetti, C ^b   Codeca C ^a,b   Monteleone, F ^a,b   Petrosini, L ^b,c   Bernardi, G ^a,b   Centonze, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Motor functions; Multiple sclerosis; rTMS; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; HAND; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 54449085823     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458508088710     Document Type: Article

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