Modulation of corticospinal excitability by transcranial magnetic stimulation in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Oberman, Lindsay M ^a,b,c,d   Pascual Leone, Alvaro ^a   Rotenberg, Alexander ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c E P BRADLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Development; GABA; Plasticity; Theta burst stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSPINAL EXCITABILITY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MONITORING; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84919843526     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00627     Document Type: Article

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