Unilateral cortical hyperexcitability in congenital hydrocephalus: A TMS study.

Conclusion: We hypothesize that in this ambidextrous subject, the observed RH hyper-excitability could represent a mechanism of plasticity to preserve functionality of specific brain areas possibly devoted to some special skills, such as multilingualism. PMID: 23682715 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Neurocase - May 17, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Guerra A, Curcio G, Pasqualetti P, Bressi F, Petrichella S, Scrascia F, Ponzo D, Ferilli M, Vernieri F, Rossini PM, Ferreri F Tags: Neurocase Source Type: research