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Differences in short-term primary motor cortex synaptic potentiation as assessed by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in migraine patients with and without aura

  • Antonella Conte

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences and Neuromed Institute, “Sapienza”, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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  • Piero Barbanti

      Affiliations

    • Headache and Pain Unit, Department of Neurological, Motor and Sensorial Sciences, IRCSS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
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  • Vittorio Frasca

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, “Sapienza”, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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  • Elisa Iacovelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, “Sapienza”, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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  • Maria Gabriele

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, “Sapienza”, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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  • Elena Giacomelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, “Sapienza”, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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  • Cinzia Aurilia

      Affiliations

    • Headache and Pain Unit, Department of Neurological, Motor and Sensorial Sciences, IRCSS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
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  • Floriana Pichiorri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, “Sapienza”, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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  • Francesca Gilio

      Affiliations

    • Neurology and Neurophysiopathology Unit, S. Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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  • Maurizio Inghilleri

      Affiliations

    • Headache and Pain Unit, Department of Neurological, Motor and Sensorial Sciences, IRCSS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
    • Department of Neurological Sciences, “Sapienza”, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Viale dell’Università, 30, I-00185 Rome, Italy. Tel.: +39 06 49914485; fax: +39 06 49914576.

Received 30 March 2009 ,Revised 18 July 2009 ,Accepted 29 September 2009.

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