Increased motor cortical excitability after whole-hand electrical stimulation: A TMS study

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 248-254

  Golaszewski, Stefan M ^a,b   Bergmann, Jürgen ^a,c   Christova, Monica ^d   Nardone, Raffaele ^a,e   Kronbichler, Martin ^a,c   Rafolt, Dietmar ^d,f   Gallasch, Eugen ^d   Staffen, Wolfgang ^a   Ladurner, Gunther ^a   Beisteiner, Roland ^f  

^a Christian Doppler Klinik   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^e F Tappeiner Hospital   (Italy)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Mesh glove; Motor cortex excitability; Neuroplasticity; Somatosensory stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REACTION TIME; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149126080     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.09.024     Document Type: Article

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