BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 22-27 , January 2010

Long-term motor cortex stimulation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

  • Vincenzo Di Lazzaro

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurology, Università Cattolica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    • Fondazione Don C. Gnocchi, Roma. Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Dr. Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, Istituto di Neurologia, Università Cattolica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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  • Michele Dileone

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurology, Università Cattolica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    • Fondazione Don C. Gnocchi, Roma. Italy
    • ,
  • Fabio Pilato

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurology, Università Cattolica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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  • Paolo Profice

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurology, Università Cattolica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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  • Beatrice Cioni

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurosurgery, Università Cattolica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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  • Mario Meglio

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurosurgery, Università Cattolica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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  • Fabio Papacci

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurosurgery, Università Cattolica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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  • Mario Sabatelli

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurology, Università Cattolica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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  • Gabriella Musumeci

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurology, Università Cattolica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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  • Federico Ranieri

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurology, Università Cattolica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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  • Pietro A. Tonali

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurology, Università Cattolica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
    • Fondazione Don C. Gnocchi, Roma. Italy

Received 11 November 2008 ,Revised 27 March 2009 ,Accepted 22 April 2009.

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 This work was supported by the Ministero della Salute (Ricerca finalizzata Bando 2007-Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation as novel therapeutic approach for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-Regione Abruzzo).

PII: S1935-861X(09)00053-9

doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2009.04.004

BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 22-27 , January 2010

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