Intermittent photic stimulation affects motor cortex excitability in photosensitive idiopathic generalized epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 78-83

  Strigaro, G ^a   Prandi, P ^a   Varrasi, C ^a   Magistrelli, L ^a   Falletta, L ^a   Cantello, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Intermittent photic stimulation; Photosensitivity; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SILENT PERIOD; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX EXCITABILITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PHOTOPAROXYSMAL RESPONSE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTING MOTOR THRESHOLD; STROBOSCOPY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875539876     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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