Assessment of motor pathways by magnetic stimulation in human and veterinary medicine.
Magnetic stimulation is a non-invasive and painless technique for studying the motor pathways in medical neurology. A time-varying magnetic field induces an electrical field in conducting objects, such as nervous tissue. The technique can be applied to nerve roots and peripheral nerves or to the motor cortex of the brain in human and veterinary medicine. In this review, the basic principles, applications and risk factors of peripheral nerve and motor cortex stimulation in human and veterinary medicine are discussed.
Van Soens
Iris
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Department of Small Animal Medicine and Clinical Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. Iris.VanSoens@UGent.be
Van Ham
Luc M
LM
D000818:Animals; D004525:Efferent Pathways / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods