Paired-pulse flash-visual evoked potentials: New methods revive an old test

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1622-1628

  Cantello, Roberto ^a   Strigaro, Gionata ^a   Prandi, Paolo ^a   Varrasi, Claudia ^a   Mula, Marco ^a   Monaco, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Modern technology; Paired flashes; Photosensitivity; Visual evoked potential; Visual system excitability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; EYE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL CORTEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960281058     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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