Corticomotor representation of the sternocleidomastoid muscle
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Corticomotor representation of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
The topography of the cortical motor projection to the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscles was investigated in 15 normal subjects using the technique of transcranial magnetic stimulation. Contrary to the long-held view that the representation of the neck muscles in the motor strip is close to that of the face, our findings indicate that the projection to both the ipsilateral and contralateral SCM...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brain
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1460-2156
DOI: 10.1093/brain/120.2.245