Changes in sensory functions after low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the motor cortex

Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 122-129

  Kodama, Mitsuhiko ^a   Aono, Koji ^a   Masakado, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Current perception threshold; Intractable pain; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Somatosensory evoked potential; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY CORTEX; TOUCH; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WRIST;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR CORTEX; SENSATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WRIST;

EID: 73449089462     PISSN: 03850005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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