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Spontaneously Fluctuating Motor Cortex Excitability in Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Stern William M, Desikan Mahalekshmi, Hoad Damon, Jaffer Fatima, Strigaro Gionata, Sander Josemir W, Rothwell John C, Sisodiya Sanjay M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood is a very rare and serious neurodevelopmental syndrome; its genetic basis has recently been established. Its characteristic features include typically-unprovoked episodes of hemiplegia and other transient or more persistent neurological abnormalities. METHODS: We used transcranial magnetic stimulation to assess the effect of the condition on motor cortex...
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