Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of epilepsia partialis continua

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 253-257

  Rotenberg, Alexander ^a   Bae, Erica Hyunji ^a   Takeoka, Masanori ^a   Tormos, Jose M ^a,b   Schachter, Steven C ^a   Pascual Leone, Alvaro ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University Institute affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epilepsia partialis continua; Seizure; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIMB PAIN; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIA PARTIALIS CONTINUA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149175819     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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