Cortical hypo-excitability in chronic smokers

Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 371-375

  Mostafa, Shahira Mahmoud ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chronic smokers; Cortical excitability; Nicotine; TMS

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SMOKING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 69949162073     PISSN: 11101083     EISSN: 16878329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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