The dynamic regulation of cortical excitability is altered in episodic ataxia type 2

Brain

Volumn 133, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3519-3529

  Helmich, Rick C ^a,b   Siebner, Hartwig R ^c,d   Giffin, Nicola ^e   Bestmann, Sven ^f   Rothwell, John C ^f   Bloem, Bastiaan R ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

calcium channel; cortical excitability; episodic ataxia; Familial hemiplegic migraine; transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLUNARIZINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PARACETAMOL; TOPIRAMATE; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPISODIC ATAXIA TYPE 2; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; FAMILIAL HEMIPLEGIC MIGRAINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ATAXIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; MOTOR CORTEX; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649887587     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awq315     Document Type: Article

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