Clinical neurophysiology and neurotransmitters

Central Nervous System/physiopathology; Evoked Potentials/physiology; Headache/physiopathology; Humans; Muscles/physiology; Neuromuscular Junction/physiology; Neurotransmitter Agents/physiology; Peripheral Nervous System/physiopathology; Synaptic Transmission/physiology

Abstract :

[en] Clinical neurophysiology allows non-invasive assessment of neurotransmitter function in various regions of the central and peripheral nervous system. In this review, we describe examples of functional evaluation of neurotransmission at the neuromuscular junction, in some spinal interneurons and intracortical circuits as well as evaluation of pharmacological modulation of some electrophysiological tests. These investigations are carried out to help our understanding of the pathophysiology of brain diseases. Finally, we discuss possible relationships between electrophysiological tests (evoked/event-related potentials and exteroceptive suppression of temporalis muscle activity) and neurotransmitter function in headache.

Disciplines :

Neurology
Neurosciences & behavior

Author, co-author :

MAERTENS DE NOORDHOUT, Alain ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Neurologie CHR

Wang, Wei

Schoenen, Jean ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Neuro-anatomie

Language :

English

Title :

Clinical neurophysiology and neurotransmitters

Publication date :

1995

Journal title :

Cephalalgia

ISSN :

0333-1024

eISSN :

1468-2982

Publisher :

Blackwell Science, Osney Mead Oxford, United Kingdom

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

301-9

Peer reviewed :

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