Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation modulates evoked-gamma frequency oscillations in autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Neurotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-194

  Baruth, Joshua M ^a   Casanova, Manuel F ^a   El Baz, Ayman ^a   Horrell, Tim ^b   Mathai, Grace ^a   Sears, Lonnie ^a   Sokhadze, Estate ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b University of Louisville   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; EEG; Evoked potentials; Gamma oscillations; Visual processing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED GAMMA FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; OSCILLATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 77955721112     PISSN: 10874208     EISSN: 1530017X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10874208.2010.501500     Document Type: Article

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