Clinical neurophysiology and neurotransmitters.
Clinical neurophysiology allows non-invasive assessment of neurotransmitter function in various regions of the central and peripheral nervous system. In this review, we describe examples of functional evaluation of neurotransmission at the neuromuscular junction, in some spinal interneurons and intracortical circuits as well as evaluation of pharmacological modulation of some electrophysiological tests. These investigations are carried out to help our understanding of the pathophysiology of brain diseases. Finally, we discuss possible relationships between electrophysiological tests (evoked/event-related potentials and exteroceptive suppression of temporalis muscle activity) and neurotransmitter function in headache.
Maertens de Noordhout
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University Department of Neurology, CHR Citadelle, Liège, Belgium.
Wang
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Schoenen
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D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D006261:Headache / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000502:physiology*; D017933:Peripheral Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology
D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents