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Pain and attention – friends or foes?
17 November 2011
There is a close biological association between pain and attention. Pain attracts attention which guides the affected individual to adopt protective behaviors such as withdrawal, flight, or taking car...
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Michael Hauck,
Jürgen Lorenz
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848-849
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation as a treatment for essential tremor?
10 October 2011
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been tested as a treatment for various neurological and psychiatric disorders. With rTMS delivered at regular rates, it was found that high freq...
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Robert Chen
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850-851
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Unraveling the brainstem mysteries in late-preterm infants
05 October 2011
In this issue of “Clinical Neurophysiology”, address an important issue: the functional integrity of the auditory brainstem in late-preterm infants. This group of infants is typically defined as 34–3...
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Dimitrios I. Zafeiriou,
Euthymia Vargiami
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852-853
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Widespread spread: Another pitfall for ulnar sensory conduction study
30 September 2011
The antidromic ulnar sensory conduction study (AUSCS) recording from digit 5 is routinely used in the evaluation of neuromuscular disorders (). Although generally straightforward, AUSCS has technical ...
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Hiroyuki Nodera
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854
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EEG in the emergency department: Speeding the patients toward the right treatment plans
28 September 2011
Health care is moving toward more quickly resolving medical diagnostic problems so as to initiate proper treatment plans promptly. The internet has speeded this process. The cultural desire to obtain ...
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Marc R. Nuwer
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855
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Cycling thalamic stimulation, neuronal entropy, and tremor
28 September 2011
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a procedure involving the implantation of a neurostimulator that sends electrical impulses to specific parts of the brain. It has been demonstrated effective in relievi...
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Francesc Valldeoriola,
Josep Valls-Sole
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856-857
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A practical guide to diagnostic transcranial magnetic stimulation: Report of an IFCN committee
20 February 2012
Highlights: ► This guideline paper provides an up-date on the clinical use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). ► The clinically relevant technical and physiological principles of TMS are outli...
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S. Groppa,
A. Oliviero,
A. Eisen,
A. Quartarone,
L.G. Cohen,
V. Mall,
A. Kaelin-Lang,
T. Mima,
S. Rossi,
G.W. Thickbroom,
P.M. Rossini,
U. Ziemann,
J. Valls-Solé,
H.R. Siebner
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858-882
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| Epilepsy |
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Effect of levetiracetam monotherapy on background EEG activity and cognition in drug-naïve epilepsy patients
14 October 2011
Highlights: ► We evaluated the effect of LEV on background EEG and cognition in epilepsy patients. ► LEV decreases slow frequency power and increases fast frequency power. ► LEV causes improvement in ...
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Jounhong Ryan Cho,
Dae Lim Koo,
Eun Yeon Joo,
So Mi Yoon,
Eunji Ju,
James Lee,
Dae Young Kim,
Seung Bong Hong
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883-891
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| Cerebral Function and its Development |
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Cerebral effects of binge drinking: Respective influences of global alcohol intake and consumption pattern
07 November 2011
Highlights: ► Binge drinking leads to striking cerebral alterations, as indexed by event-related potentials. ► Young binge drinkers present early and global electrophysiological impairments, affecting...
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P. Maurage,
F. Joassin,
A. Speth,
J. Modave,
P. Philippot,
S. Campanella
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892-901
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| Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia and other Cognitive Disorders |
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Chronic treatment with rivastigmine in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: A study on primary motor cortex excitability tested by 5 Hz-repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
13 October 2011
Highlights: ► Abnormal 5 Hz-rTMS responses in AD patients, indicate altered synaptic plasticity. ► These responses remain abnormal even after chronic treatment with rivastigmine. ► Our results might e...
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A. Trebbastoni,
F. Gilio,
F. D’Antonio,
C. Cambieri,
M. Ceccanti,
C. de Lena,
M. Inghilleri
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902-909
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Emergent EEG in the emergency department in patients with altered mental states
05 October 2011
Highlights: ► Availability of a rapid, standard full montage EEG in the emergency department is a feasible goal. ► Specific presentations of altered mental status offer the best diagnostic benefit of ...
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Wendy C. Ziai,
Dan Schlattman,
Rafael Llinas,
Santosh Venkatesha,
Melvin Truesdale,
Anastasia Schevchenko,
Peter W. Kaplan
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910-917
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Adiposity measures predict olfactory processing speed in older adult carriers of the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele
07 November 2011
Highlights: ► Positive correlations for P3 latency with both BMI and waist circumference were observed in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). ► As BMI and waist circumference increased,...
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R. Zamora,
J. Bartholow,
E. Green,
C.D. Morgan,
C. Murphy
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918-924
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| Psychophysiology and Psychopathology |
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Early attentional modulation by alcohol-related cues in young binge drinkers: An event-related potentials study
28 November 2011
Highlights: ► ERP data showed that significantly larger P100 amplitudes are elicited by alcohol-related pictures in binge drinkers than in control students. ► All students had significantly faster res...
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Géraldine Petit,
Charles Kornreich,
Pierre Maurage,
Xavier Noël,
Clément Letesson,
Paul Verbanck,
Salvatore Campanella
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925-936
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Greater sensitivity of the P300 component to bimodal stimulation in an event-related potentials oddball task
28 November 2011
Abstract: Objective: Studies that explore neurophysiological correlates of psychiatric disorders have commonly used event-related potentials during a visual or an auditory oddball task with the main r...
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Salvatore Campanella,
Dyna Delle-Vigne,
Charles Kornreich,
Paul Verbanck
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937-946
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The influence of transient spatial attention on the processing of intracutaneous electrical stimuli examined with ERPs
13 October 2011
Highlights: ► Transient spatial attention affects early ERP components elicited by intracutaneous electrical stimuli. ► Unattended intracutaneous electrical stimuli seem to induce a “call for attentio...
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Rob H.J. Van der Lubbe,
Jan R. Buitenweg,
Maria Boschker,
Bernard Gerdes,
Marijtje L.A. Jongsma
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947-959
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Do age-related changes contribute to the flanker effect?
05 October 2011
Highlights: ► This study aimed to examine age-related changes in flanker interference. ► This study examined if age interacts with different sources of flanker interference. ► The results show that ag...
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Shulan Hsieh,
Yu-Chi Liang,
Yu-Che Tsai
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960-972
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| Motor Neurone and Neuromuscular Diseases |
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Spread to the dorsal ulnar cutaneous branch: A pitfall during the routine antidromic sensory nerve conduction study of the ulnar nerve
17 October 2011
Highlights: ► A pitfall of the antidromic ulnar sensory nerve conduction study has been described. ► Wrist stimulation may easily spread to the dorsal ulnar cutaneous (DUC) branch. ► The spread would ...
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Hideharu Murashima,
Masahiro Sonoo,
Hiroshi Tsukamoto,
Shingo Kawakami,
Yasuomi Kawamura,
Keiichi Hokkoku,
Yuki Hatanaka,
Teruo Shimizu
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973-978
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| Neural Plasticity, Functional Adaptation and Recovery |
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Modulating oscillatory brain activity correlates of behavioral inhibition using transcranial direct current stimulation
13 October 2011
Highlights: ► EEG recordings were compared following anodal and sham right inferior frontal gyrus-tDCS. ► A significant and selective diminution of theta band was evident in the rIFG area. ► rIFG stim...
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Liron Jacobson,
Adi Ezra,
Uri Berger,
Michal Lavidor
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979-984
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| Sensation, Central Sensory Pathways and their Disorders |
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Auditory evoked magnetic fields in patients with absent brainstem responses due to auditory neuropathy with optic atrophy
28 November 2011
Highlights: ► Auditory evoked fields were measured in three patients with auditory neuropathy and optic atrophy showing absence of auditory brainstem responses. ► Bihemispherical AEF responses were cl...
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Yusuke Takata,
Tetsuaki Kawase,
Nobukazu Nakasato,
Akitake Kanno,
Toshimitsu Kobayashi
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985-992
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Functional abnormality of the auditory brainstem in high-risk late preterm infants
05 October 2011
Highlights: ► Little is known bout whether high-risk late preterm infants has brainstem impairment. ► Maximum length sequence brainstem auditory evoked response was found to be abnormal in these infan...
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Ze D. Jiang,
Li L. Ping,
Andrew R. Wilkinson
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993-1001
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| Movement, Motor Control and Movement Disorders |
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation and peristimulus frequencygram
24 October 2011
Highlights: ► We have used a combination of probability and frequency-based analysis techniques to characterise the silent period observed following subthreshold, threshold and suprathreshold TMS duri...
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Gabrielle Todd,
Nigel C. Rogasch,
Kemal S. Türker
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1002-1009
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Continuous theta-burst stimulation of the primary motor cortex in essential tremor
10 October 2011
Highlights: ► This study examined the effect of neocortical rTMS on essential tremor. ► We show a consistent reduction of tremor amplitude after continuous theta burst stimulation of the primary motor...
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Helge Hellriegel,
Eva M. Schulz,
Hartwig R. Siebner,
Günther Deuschl,
Jan H. Raethjen
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1010-1015
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Early and late components of feed-forward postural adjustments to predictable perturbations
10 October 2011
Highlights: ► Two components of feed-forward postural adjustments are demonstrated. ► The sequence of the two components was preserved with changes in body position; each component was preceded by ant...
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Vennila Krishnan,
Mark L. Latash,
Alexander S. Aruin
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1016-1026
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Effects of anodal tDCS on lumbar propriospinal system in healthy subjects
20 October 2011
Highlights: ► Anodal tDCS decreases lumbar propriospinal system excitability in healthy subjects. ► For the first time, the results of this series of experiments show that anodal tDCS induces post eff...
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N. Roche,
A. Lackmy,
V. Achache,
B. Bussel,
R. Katz
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1027-1034
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Modulating effects of bodyweight unloading on the lower limb nociceptive withdrawal reflex during symmetrical stance
03 October 2011
Highlights: ► Bodyweight unloading enhances the spinal nociceptive reflex excitability without changing the organisation of its receptive fields. ► The current study shows that unloading bodyweight en...
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Mariano Serrao,
Erika G. Spaich,
Ole Kæseler Andersen
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1035-1043
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Tremor reduction and modeled neural activity during cycling thalamic deep brain stimulation
05 October 2011
Highlights: ► Tremor and firing pattern entropy of model neurons decreased from baseline levels with cycling stimulation. ► Cycling with stimulation on for at least 60% of the time was as effective as...
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Alexis M. Kuncel,
Merrill J. Birdno,
Brandon D. Swan,
Warren M. Grill
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1044-1052
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Repeatability of vibration thresholds measured with the Neurothesiometer: Is it a valid and reliable research tool?
24 October 2011
The Neurothesiometer is one of the most commonly used devices for the assessment of vibration sensitivity, being used for clinical research with healthy subjects () as well as for screening of polyneu...
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Günther Schlee,
Marlen Schleusener,
Thomas L. Milani
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1053-1054
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Ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP) responses in acute vestibular neuritis
05 October 2011
The vestibular afferents which mediate ocular vestibular myogenic potentials (oVEMPs) produced by air-conduced (AC) and bone-conducted (BC) stimuli remain controversial, although these are likely to c...
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Sendhil Govender,
James G. Colebatch
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1054-1055
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Controversy on the sensory origin of oVEMP to air-conducted sound: A reply to “Ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP) responses in acute vestibular neuritis”
05 October 2011
We thank Drs. for their interest in our article () and for raising issues about the origin of ocular and cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) in response to air-conducted sound (ACS)...
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Sun-Young Oh,
Ji Soo Kim
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1055-1056
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Reply to correspondence “Ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP) responses in acute vestibular neuritis”
10 October 2011
We read with great interest the above correspondence written by in relation to the otolith afferent origin (saccule or utricle, or both) of ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMPs) (). T...
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Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou
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1056-1057
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