Transcranial magnetic stimulation in Alzheimer's disease: A neurophysiological marker of cortical hyperexcitability

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 587-598

  Pennisi, Giovanni ^a   Ferri, Raffaele ^b   Lanza, Giuseppe ^a   Cantone, Mariagiovanna ^a   Pennisi, Manuela ^a   Puglisi, Valentina ^a   Malaguarnera, Giulia ^a   Bella, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Cortical excitability; Neuroplasticity; Neurotransmission; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; HUMAN; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN WAVES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOVEMENT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VOLITION;

EID: 79956226774     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-010-0554-9     Document Type: Review

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