Cortical excitability in drug-naive patients with partial epilepsy: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: Neurology Vol. 63; no. 11; p. 2051
• Main Authors: Varrasi, C, Civardi, C, Boccagni, C, Cecchin, M, Vicentini, R, Monaco, F, Cantello, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 14.12.2004
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Cerebral Cortex - physiopathology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Electroencephalography; Epilepsies, Partial - physiopathology; Female; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid - physiology; Humans; Magnetics; Male; Middle Aged

To use paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to investigate cortical excitability in drug-naive patients with partial epilepsy. Twenty-one drug-naive patients with partial epilepsy and 15 control subjects were studied. The relaxed threshold to TMS, the central silent period, and the i...