Physiology of the motor cortex in polio survivors
Lupu VD, Danielian L, Johnsen JA, Vasconcelos OM, Prokhorenko OA, Jabbari B, Campbell WW, Floeter MK. Physiology of the motor cortex in polio survivors. Muscle & Nerve 2007, 37: 177-182. PMID: 17990291, DOI: 10.1002/mus.20913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral motor conduction timeTranscranial magnetic stimulationPolio survivorsMotor cortexPaired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulationsMotor conduction timeMotor cortex excitabilityPost-polio syndromeTibialis anterior muscleMaximal motorCortex excitabilityTwitch interpolationCentral fatigueCorticospinal systemMaximal contractionHealthy controlsMotor neuronsAnterior muscleConduction timeMagnetic stimulationFunctional changesRecruitment curvesPolioSurvivorsCortex