Hyperexcitability and impaired intracortical inhibition in patients with fragile-X syndrome
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DOI: 10.1038/s41398-019-0650-z
Abstract: Fragile-X syndrome (FXS) is characterized by neurological and psychiatric problems symptomatic of cortical hyperexcitability. Recent animal studies identified deficient γ-aminobutyricacid (GABA) inhibition as a key mechanism for hyperexcitability in FXS, but the GABA system remains… read more here.
Keywords: hyperexcitability; intracortical facilitation; fragile syndrome; inhibition ... See more keywords