Motor cortex rTMS improves dexterity in relapsing-remitting and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 145-150

  Elzamarany, Eman ^a   Afifi, Lamia ^a   El Fayoumy, Neveen M ^a   Salah, Husam ^b   Nada, Mona ^a  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Dysmetria; Motor cortex; Multiple sclerosis; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; rTMS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CEREBELLAR FUNCTIONAL SYSTEM SCORE; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEXTERITY TEST; DYSMETRIA; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIAL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEGBOARD TEST; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941364646     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: 22402993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13760-015-0540-y     Document Type: Article

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