Motor Cortex Hyperexcitability, Neuroplasticity, and Degeneration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
( Update on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis )
Publication series ： Update on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Author： Ilya S. Bakulin Alexander V. Chervyakov Natalia A. Suponeva MariaN. Zakharova and Michael A. Piradov
Publisher： IntechOpen
Publication year： 2016
E-ISBN: INT6168263310
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535126003
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9789535126010
Subject： R741 Neurology
Keyword： 神经病学
Language： ENG
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Motor Cortex Hyperexcitability, Neuroplasticity, and Degeneration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Description
Neuronal hyperexcitability is a well-known phenomenon in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases. The use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in clinical and research practice has recently made it possible to detect motor cortex hyperexcitability under clinical conditions. Despite numerous studies, the mechanisms and sequelae of the development of hyperexcitability still have not been completely elucidated. In this chapter, we discuss the possibilities for detecting motor cortex hyperexcitability in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using transcranial magnetic stimulation. The potential relationship between hyperexcitability and neuronal degeneration or neuroplasticity processes is discussed using the data obtained by navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation and neuroimaging data, as well as the data of experimental studies.
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