TMS studies of preictal cortical excitability change

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-277

  Richardson, Mark P ^a   Lopes da Silva, Fernando H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Pre ictal; TMS

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHENYTOIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; D WAVE; DEPOLARIZATION; DYNAMIC SYSTEM THEORY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXCITATORY INTERNEURON; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; I WAVE; INHIBITORY INTERNEURON; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERICTAL STATE; INTERNEURON; MESIAL TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; POSTICTAL STATE; PREICTAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEIZURE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THEORY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; UNILATERAL MESIAL TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; BRAIN CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVIEW;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84858712783     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.10.018     Document Type: Article

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