LETTERS psychogenic aphonia: Spectacular recovery after motor cortex transcranial magnetic stimulation

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-

  Chasten, N ^a   Parain, D ^a   Verin E ^a   Weber, J ^a   Faure, M A ^b   Marie, J P ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Phonatrician   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CASE REPORT; CINGULATE GYRUS; COUGHING; DYSPHONIA; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LETTER; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBITAL CORTEX; PHONATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENIC APHONIA; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPEECH THERAPY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; CONVERSION DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; APHONIA; CONVERSION DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTOR CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 58249084231     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.154302     Document Type: Letter

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