Abnormal corticospinal excitability in traumatic diffuse axonal brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2185-2193

  Bernabeu, Montse ^a   Demirtas Tatlidede, Asli ^b   Opisso, Eloy ^a   Lopez, Raquel ^a   Tormos, Jose M ^a   Pascual Leone, Alvaro ^b  

^a University Institute affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona   (Spain)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticospinal excitability; Diffuse axonal injury; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; AXONS; BRAIN INJURIES; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURAL INHIBITION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75449104179     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0859     Document Type: Article

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