Effects of intermittent theta burst stimulation on spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 295-300

  Mori, F ^a   Codeca C ^a   Kusayanagi, H ^a   Monteleone, F ^a   Boffa, L ^a   Rimano, A ^b   Bernardi, G ^a,c   Koch, G ^a,c   Centonze, D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

H reflex; ITBS; Motor evoked potentials; RTMS; Stretch reflex; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT THETA BURST STIMULATION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SHAM PROCEDURE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; REFLEX; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74549134509     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02806.x     Document Type: Article

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