Concurrent bilateral projection and activation of motor cortices in a patient with congenital mirror movements: A TMS study

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 824-828

  Papadopoulou, M ^a   Chairopoulos, K ^b   Anagnostou, E ^a   Kokotis, P ^a   Zambelis, T ^a   Karandreas, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NIMTS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Interhemispheric inhibition; Mirror movements; Silent period; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIRROR MOVEMENT; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SPINAL CORD; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 77957795713     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.06.016     Document Type: Article

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