TMS, cortical excitability and epilepsy: The clinical impact

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-161

  Badawy, Radwa A B ^a   Strigaro, Gionata ^b   Cantello, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical applications; Cortical excitability; Epilepsy; Paired pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS; CORTICAL EXCITABILITY; EPILEPSY; PAIRED PULSE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; EPILEPSY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84895075555     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.11.014     Document Type: Review

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