Determination of motor threshold using visual observation overestimates transcranial magnetic stimulation dosage: Safety implications

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 142-147

  Westin, Gregory G ^a   Bassi, Bruce D ^b   Lisanby, Sarah H ^c,d   Luber, Bruce ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; EMG; Motor threshold; Safety; TMS; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMG; MOTOR THRESHOLD; SAFETY; TMS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; OBSERVATION; PATIENT SAFETY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890238531     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.06.187     Document Type: Article

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