Efficient and reliable characterization of the corticospinal system using transcranial magnetic stimulation

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 246-252

  Kukke, Sahana N ^a,b   Paine, Rainer W ^a   Chao, Chi Chao ^c   De Campos, Ana C ^b   Hallett, Mark ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Input output curve; Motor threshold; Recruitment curve; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLTZMANN SIGMOIDAL FUNCTION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902194302     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000057     Document Type: Article

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