Abstract
By a single and paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) study, we measured the excitability of the primary motor cortex before and after sleep deprivation in seven normal subjects. We observed a significant (p<0.05) reduction of both inhibition and facilitation, as tested by paired- TMS, after sleep deprivation. These changes might be due to the alterations in the cerebral neurotransmitters that have been associated with sleep deprivation. They likely represent a substrate for the enhanced expression of electrical and clinical epileptic abnormalities after sleep deprivation.
Titolo tradotto del contributo | Changes of cortical excitability due to sleep deprivation: A transcranical magnetic stimulation study |
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Lingua originale | Italian |
pagine (da-a) | 159-161 |
Numero di pagine | 3 |
Rivista | Bollettino - Lega Italiana contro l'Epilessia |
Numero di pubblicazione | 106-107 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 1999 |
Keywords
- Epilepsy
- Motor Cortex Excitability
- Sleep Deprivation
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation