Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Silent Period in Spasmodic Torticollis

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Authors

Stefano Amadio · Milano University Press

Marcela Panizza · Mylan (Switzerland)

Fabrizio Pisano · Music Conservatory of Mantova

Luca Maderna · Mylan (Switzerland)

Cinzia Miscio · Mylan (Switzerland)

Jan Nilsson · Music Conservatory of Mantova

Maria Antonietta Volonté ·

Abstract

These results indicate an impairment of the mechanisms of inhibitory motor control in patients with spasmodic torticollis, which could be the result of a decrease of the basal ganglia inhibitory output over the motor cortex.

Topics & Keywords

Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurological disorders and treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Volume 79, Issue 4, pp. 361-368

DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200007000-00007

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