Excitability changes at brainstem and cortical levels in blind subjects

Orhan E. K., Yayla V., Cebeci Z., Baslo M. B., Ovali T., Oge A. E.

CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, cilt.122, sa.9, ss.1827-1833, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 122 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.02.020
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1827-1833
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: This study was designed to search potential changes in trigemino-facial system in blind subjects by the use of relatively well-established electrophysiological methods. Excitability changes in the motor cortex were also investigated by transcranial magnetic stimulation studies (TMS) with the expectation of finding some abnormal interactions between the cortex and brainstem.