Abnormal sensorimotor plasticity in organic but not in psychogenic dystonia

Brain

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2871-2877

  Quartarone, A ^a,b,d   Rizzo, V ^a   Terranova, C ^a   Morgante, F ^a   Schneider, S ^c   Ibrahim, N ^c   Girlanda, P ^a   Bhatia, K P ^c   Rothwell, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Associative plasticity; Organic dystonia; Paired associative stimulation; Psychogenic dystonia; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTONIA; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENIC PAIN; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

EID: 70349948778     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp213     Document Type: Article

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