Inhibitory theta burst stimulation of affected hemisphere in chronic stroke: A proof of principle, sham-controlled study

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 553, Issue , 2013, Pages 148-152

  Di Lazzaro, Vincenzo ^a,b   Rothwell, John C ^c   Talelli, Penelope ^c   Capone, Fioravante ^a,b   Ranieri, Federico ^a,b   Wallace, Amanda C ^c   Musumeci, Gabriella ^a,b   Dileone, Michele ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b Fondazione Alberto Sordi   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

LTD; LTP; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH ARM TEST; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JEBSEN TAYLOR TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NINE HOLE PEGBOARD TEST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRECISION GRIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; THETA BURST STIMULATION;

LTD; LTP; REHABILITATION; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; STROKE;

EID: 84884384769     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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