Handbook of transcranial magnetic stimulation
By: edited by Alvaro Pascual-Leone ... [et al.].
Contributors: Pascual-Leone, Alvaro.
Publisher: Arnold; Oxford University Press [distributor]
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; New York; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
Subjects: Brain -- physiology; Evoked Potentials, Motor; Brain Diseases -- physiopathology; Brain Mapping -- methods; Electromagnetic Fields; Magnetics -- therapeutic use
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: Basic Principles; title: Introduction; title: The history and basic principles of magnetic nerve stimulation; title: Physical principles for transcranial magnetic stimulation; title: Principles of magnetic stimulator design; title: Safety and side-effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; title: Ethical issues; title: Part 2: Methods; title: Introduction; title: Basic physiology of transcranial magnetic stimulation; title: Basic physiology of peripheral and spinal cord magnetic stimulation; title: Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on immediate early gene expression; title: Central conduction time studies; title: Motor threshold, facilitation and the silent period in cortical magnetic stimulation; title: Single motor unit recording; title: Mapping studies; title: Paired pulse techniques; title: Callosal fibre function; title: Imaging the brain before, during and after transcranial magnetic stimulation; title: Part 3: Clinical Applications; title: Introduction; title: Introduction to diagnostic strategies of magnetic stimulation; title: Magnetic stimulation of peripheral and cranial nerves; title: Intraoperative spinal cord motor path monitoring; title: Magnetic stimulation in spinal cord injury; title: Longitudinal study of central motor conduction delay; title: The development of the corticospinal tract in humans; title: Magnetic stimulation in multiple sclerosis and peripheral neuropathies; title: Transcranial brain stimulation in movement disorders; title: The application of transcranial magnetic stimulation in studying central motor fatigue; title: Breathing; title: Swallowing; title: Part 4: Cognitive Functions; title: Language; title: The use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in learning and memory research; title: Eye movements; title: Visual system; title: Mood and emotion; title: Reaction times; title: Neuroplasticity and transcranial magnetic stimulation; title: Part 5: Psychiatric Applications; title: Introduction; title: Transcranial magnetic stimulation in psychiatric disorders: does TMS affect cortical function by long-term potentiation?; title: Transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroconvulsive therapy: similarities and differences; title: The use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in major psychiatric disorders.