Direct demonstration of the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on the excitability of the human motor cortex
In: Experimental brain research, Jg. 144 (2002), Heft 4, S. 549-553
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The effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS; 20 stimuli at 5 Hz at 120% resting motor threshold intensity using a biphasic stimulus pulse) on the excitability of human motor cortex were investigated in two patients who had an electrode implanted into the cervical epidural space. The corticospinal D wave increased in amplitude with successive stimuli, and reached a maximum after three or five pulses. At this stage, the amplitude of the I waves was unchanged, but after a further 10 stimuli an additional I wave was recruited. Both effects were still evident 2 min after the end of the rTMS. The effects are compatible with a short-term increase in cortical excitability during suprathreshold rTMS.
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Direct demonstration of the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on the excitability of the human motor cortex
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | DI LAZZARO, V ; OLIVIERO, A ; BERARDELLI, A ; MAZZONE, P ; INSOLA, A ; PILATO, F ; SATURNO, E ; DILEONE, M ; TONALI, P. A ; ROTHWELL, J. C |
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Zeitschrift: | Experimental brain research, Jg. 144 (2002), Heft 4, S. 549-553 |
Veröffentlichung: | Berlin: Springer, 2002 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
Umfang: | print, 25 ref |
ISSN: | 0014-4819 (print) |
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