Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
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Thursday, November 05, 2009

The role of the parietal lobe in visual extinction studied with transcranial magnetic stimulation.

29 Sep 2009 Interhemispheric competition between homologous areas in the human brain is believed to be involved in a wide variety of human behaviors from motor activity to visual perception and particularly attention. For example, patients with lesions in the ... Read more...

Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the hand motor cortical area on central pain after spinal cord injury.

29 Sep 2009 Kang BS, Shin HI, Bang MS. Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the hand motor cortical area on central pain after spinal cord injury. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the analgesic effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation ... Read more...

Misleading functional magnetic resonance imaging mapping of the cortical hand representation in a 4-year-old boy with an arteriovenous malformation of the central region.

29 Sep 2009 Functional MR imaging is dependent on the hemodynamic response function of the brain. Cerebrovascular anomalies may lead to hemodynamic artifacts, contorting the true localization of neural activation. This is illustrated in the case of a 4-year-old ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The role of the parietal lobe in visual extinction studied with transcranial magnetic stimulation. 29 Sep 2009
• Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the hand motor cortical area on central pain after spinal cord injury. 29 Sep 2009
• Misleading functional magnetic resonance imaging mapping of the cortical hand representation in a 4-year-old boy with an arteriovenous malformation of the central region. 29 Sep 2009
• Motor mapping in cerebral palsy. 29 Sep 2009
• Coding of visual space during motor preparation: Approaching objects rapidly modulate corticospinal excitability in hand-centered coordinates. 21 Sep 2009
• Representation of goal and movements without overt motor behavior in the human motor cortex: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study. 7 Sep 2009
• Motor circuit abnormalities in first-episode schizophrenia assessed with transcranial magnetic stimulation. 30 Aug 2009
• Differential effects of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over ipsilesional primary motor cortex in cortical and subcortical middle cerebral artery stroke. 30 Aug 2009
• Motor cortex plasticity in ischemic perinatal stroke: a transcranial magnetic stimulation and functional MRI study. 30 Aug 2009
• Transformational technologies in single-event neurological conditions: applying lessons learned in stroke to cerebral palsy (August 14-15, 2008). 30 Aug 2009
• Associative sequence learning: the role of experience in the development of imitation and the mirror system. 25 Aug 2009
• Overt naming fMRI pre- and post-TMS: Two nonfluent aphasia patients, with and without improved naming post-TMS. 17 Aug 2009
• Inhibitory and facilitatory connectivity from ventral premotor to primary motor cortex in healthy humans at rest--a bifocal TMS study. 13 Aug 2009
• Suppression of human cortico-motoneuronal excitability during the Stop-signal task. 13 Aug 2009
• Motor cortex stimulation for ALS: a double blind placebo-controlled study. 10 Aug 2009
• Electrophysiological correlates of reduced pain perception after theta-burst stimulation. 3 Aug 2009
• Motor representations of articulators contribute to categorical perception of speech sounds. 3 Aug 2009
• Allelic variation in the serotonin transporter promoter modulates cortical excitability. 30 Jul 2009
• The effects of transcranial stimulation on paretic lower limb motor excitability during walking. 30 Jul 2009
• Citalopram for continuation therapy after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in vascular depression. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation'

Definition: A technique that involves the use of electrical coils on the head to generate a brief magnetic field which reaches the CEREBRAL CORTEX. It is coupled with ELECTROMYOGRAPHY response detection to assess cortical excitability by the threshold required to induce MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS. This method is also used for BRAIN MAPPING, to study NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, and as a substitute for ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY for treating DEPRESSION. Induction of SEIZURES limits its clinical usage.

Descriptor UI: D050781

Alternative terms: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Magnetic Stimulation, Transcranial; Magnetic Stimulations, Transcranial; Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic; Stimulations, Transcranial Magnetic; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulations; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Paired Pulse; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Repetitive; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Single Pulse;

Related Mesh Headings: Magnetoencephalography;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; drug effects; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; radiation effects; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E01.370.376.850; E02.621.820;

History Note: 2006