How reproducible are transcranial magnetic stimulation-induced MEPs in subacute stroke?

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 556-562

  Hoonhorst, Maurits H W J ^a   Kollen, Boudewijn J ^b   Van Den Berg, Peter S P ^c   Emmelot, Cornelis H ^c   Kwakkel, Gert ^d  

^a Rehabilitation Center Vogellanden   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Motor evoked potential; Reliability; Reproducibility; Stroke; TMS; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION SYSTEM; BRAIN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; HAND; INNERVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRUM; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84916634497     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000114     Document Type: Article

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