Reduced motor cortex deactivation in individuals who suffer from writer's cramp.

This study investigated the neuromagnetic activities of self-paced finger lifting task and electrical median nerve stimulation in ten writer's cramp patients and fourteen control subjects. The event-related de/synchronizations (ERD/ERS) of beta-band activity levels were evaluated and the somato...

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Main Authors: Yi-Jhan Tseng, Rou-Shayn Chen, Wan-Yu Hsu, Fu-Jung Hsiao, Yung-Yang Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4022529?pdf=render