Distinctive patterns of cortical excitability to transcranial magnetic stimulation in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, restless legs syndrome, insomnia, and sleep deprivation

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue , 2015, Pages 39-50

  Lanza, Giuseppe ^a   Cantone, Mariagiovanna ^a   Lanuzza, Bartolo ^a   Pennisi, Manuela ^b   Bella, Rita ^b   Pennisi, Giovanni ^b   Ferri, Raffaele ^a  

^a OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Neuronal plasticity; Neurotransmission; Sleep disorders; Sleep fragmentation

Indexed keywords

EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MEDLINE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MOTOR CORTEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EID: 84920585868     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: 15322955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2014.04.001     Document Type: Review

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