Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 290, Issue 1 , Pages 107-111 , 15 March 2010

Comparison of TMS and DTT for predicting motor outcome in intracerebral hemorrhage

  • Sung Ho Jang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea
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  • Sang Ho Ahn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Joon Sakong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Woo Mok Byun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Byung Yun Choi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Chul Hoon Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Daiseg Bai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Yeungnam University Hospital, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Su Min Son

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University 317-1, Daemyungdong, Namku, Taegu, 705-717, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 53 620 4682; fax: +82 53 625 3508.

Received 21 August 2009 ,Revised 16 October 2009 ,Accepted 21 October 2009.

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PII: S0022-510X(09)00937-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.10.019

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 290, Issue 1 , Pages 107-111 , 15 March 2010

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