The Cortical Silent Period in the Cricothyroid Muscle as a Neurophysiologic Feature for Dystonia Observation: E-Field-Navigated Transcranial Magnetic (TMS) Study

• Published in: Biomedicines Vol. 11; no. 5; p. 1373
• Main Authors: Konstantinović, Ivan, Bošković, Braco, Šoda, Joško, Dolić, Krešimir, Đogaš, Zoran, Lapčić, Mirko, Ledenko, Vlatko, Vrgoč, Toni, Rogić Vidaković, Maja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 05.05.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Cortex (motor); cortical silent period; Dystonia; Electrodes; Electromyography; Magnetic fields; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; MEP; Motor evoked potentials; Muscles; navigated TMS; Neurological diseases; Neurophysiology; Skin; TMS; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Wire; γ-Aminobutyric acid A receptors; γ-Aminobutyric acid B receptors; Finland; motor-evoked potentials; cortical silent period; navigated TMS; dystonia; MEP; TMS; laryngeal dystonia; transcranial magnetic stimulation; spasmodic dysphonia

The cortical silent period (cSP) is a period of electrical silence following a motor-evoked potential (MEP) in the electromyographic signal recorded from a muscle. The MEP can be elicited by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over the primary motor cortex site corresponding with the muscle. The...