Transcranial direct current stimulation effects on the excitability of corticospinal axons of the human cerebral cortex

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 641-643

  Di Lazzaro, Vincenzo ^a   Ranieri, Federico ^a   Profice, Paolo ^b   Pilato, Fabio ^b   Mazzone, Paolo ^c   Capone, Fioravante ^a   Insola, Angelo ^c   Oliviero, Antonio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c CTO   (Italy)

^d HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE PARAPLÉJICOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corticospinal axons; Corticospinal volleys; D wave; I waves; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

DULOXETINE; GABAPENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CASE REPORT; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SPIKE WAVE; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

CORTICOSPINAL AXONS; CORTICOSPINAL VOLLEYS; D-WAVE; I-WAVES; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

ADULT; AXONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84879967907     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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