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MAGNETIC STIMULATION IN CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
Magnetic Stimulation in Clinical Neurophysiology
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Second Edition

By
Mark Hallett, MD, Chief, Human Motor Control Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Sudhansu Chokroverty, MD, FRCP, FACP, Professor of Neurology, New York Medical College, Valhalla; Clinical Professor of Neurology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ; Associate Chairman of Neurology, Chairman of Neurophysiology, and Director, Center of Sleep Medicine, Saint Vincents Hospital and Medical Center, NY

Description
This revised and updated 2nd Edition of this unique resource comprehensively covers the diagnostic and clinical applications of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). A team of internationally renowned authorities offer cutting-edge, in-depth guidance on the use of TMS to study brain physiology and pathophysiology as well as its current and future therapeutic uses. Readers will find the essential up-to-date information they need to make the most of this dynamic method?all in one authoritative resource.

Audience
Neurologists

Contents
1. Basic Electromagnetism

2. Basic Physics and Design of TMS Devices and Coils

3. Activation of Peripheral Nerve and Nerve Roots

4. Transcranial Electrical and Magnetic Simulation of the Brain: Basic Physiological Mechanisms

5. The Physiology and Safety of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)

6. Central Motor Conduction and its Clinical Application

7. Evaluation of Myelopathy, Radiculopathy, and Thoracic Nerve

8. Cranial Nerves

9. TMS and Brain Plasticity

10. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

11. Motor System Physiology

12. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Movement Disorders

13. Cerebellar Stimulation in Normal Subjects and Ataxic Patients

14. The Role of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Study of Fatigue

15. Treatment of Movement Disorders

16. TMS in Stroke

17. Evaluation of Epilepsy and Anticonvulsants

18. Components of Language as Revealed by Magnetic Stimulation

19. Other Cognitive Functions

20. Individual Differences in the Response to TMS of the Motor Cortex

21. Potential Therapeutic Uses of TMS in Psychiatric Disorders

22. External Modulation of Visual Perception by Transcranial Magnetic and Direct Current
Stimulation of the Visual Cortex

23. Somatosensory System

24. Eye Movements

25. Intraoperative Monitoring of Corticospinal Function using Transcranial Stimulation of the Motor Cortex

26. Magnetic Stimulation in the Assessment of the Respiratory Muscle Pump

27. Clinical Applications of Functional Magnetic Stimulation in Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries

28. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Migraine

29. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Sleep and Sleep-Related Disorders

30. TMS Studies in Children

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 480 pages, publication date: FEB-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-7373-0
ISBN-10: 0-7506-7373-7
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN


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