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Event-related potentials to elementary auditory input in distractible adolescentsSara Maatta
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, P O Box 1777, Kuopio 70211, Finland
Clin Neurophysiol 116:142-50. 2005..The aim of our study was to examine the role of brain activity related to orienting in distractibility...- P3 amplitude and time-on-task effects in distractible adolescentsSara Maatta
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, P O Box 1777, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
Clin Neurophysiol 116:2175-83. 2005..The aim of our study was to examine the role of brain activity related to stimulus evaluation processes in distractibility by analyzing the P3 event-related potential... - Processing of highly novel auditory events in children and adults: an event-related potential studySara Maatta
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
Neuroreport 16:1443-6. 2005..This is consistent with the findings showing that the structural maturation of the frontal cortex does not appear to be completed until late adolescence... 
Motor cortical plasticity is impaired in Unverricht-Lundborg diseaseNils Danner
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
Mov Disord 26:2095-100. 2011..The impaired cortical plasticity may be associated with the previously reported structural and physiological abnormalities of the primary motor cortex...- Navigated TMS combined with EEG in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: a pilot studyPetro Julkunen
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, POB 1777, Kuopio, Finland
J Neurosci Methods 172:270-6. 2008..This pilot study suggests that the method may provide a novel tool for examining the degree and progression of dementia... - Human brain cortical correlates of short-latency afferent inhibition: a combined EEG-TMS studyFlorinda Ferreri
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
J Neurophysiol 108:314-23. 2012.... - Selective attention event-related potential effects from auditory novel stimuli in children and adultsSara Maatta
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, University of Kuopio, P O Box 1777, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
Clin Neurophysiol 116:129-41. 2005..We investigated differences between children and adults in selective attention... - Paraspinal muscle denervation, paradoxically good lumbar endurance, and an abnormal flexion-extension cycle in lumbar spinal stenosisVille Leinonen
Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 28:324-31. 2003..A descriptive study was conducted to investigate the paraspinal muscle function in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis... - Corticospinal output and cortical excitation-inhibition balance in distal hand muscle representations in nonprimary motor areaSelja Vaalto
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Hum Brain Mapp 32:1692-703. 2011..The lower SICI in NPMA at an ISI of 2 ms may reflect less strict topographic organization and readiness to reorganization of neural circuits during motor learning or after motor deficits... - Non-invasive preoperative localization of primary motor cortex in epilepsy surgery by navigated transcranial magnetic stimulationLaura Säisänen
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
Epilepsy Res 92:134-44. 2010..Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) is a non-invasive method to localize the primary motor cortex (M1)... 
New insights into Alzheimer's disease progression: a combined TMS and structural MRI studyEini Niskanen
Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
PLoS ONE 6:e26113. 2011..Combination of structural and functional data of the human brain can provide detailed information of neurodegenerative diseases and the influence of the disease on various local cortical areas...- Factors influencing cortical silent period: optimized stimulus location, intensity and muscle contractionLaura Säisänen
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
J Neurosci Methods 169:231-8. 2008..MEP should be included in SP as the error from marking the onset diminishes. This study provides a guideline for the consistent measurement of SP, which is applicable when using navigated or traditional TMS... - Increased number of febrile seizures in children born very preterm: relation of neonatal, febrile and epileptic seizures and neurological dysfunction to seizure outcome at 16 years of ageEila A Herrgård
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, University and University Hospital of Kuopio, P O Box 1777, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
Seizure 15:590-7. 2006..The aim of our study was to assess seizures in prematurely born children from birth up to 16 years and to evaluate the contribution of different seizures, and of neurological dysfunction to the seizure outcome... - Spatial span in very prematurely born adolescentsPia Saavalainen
Department of Psychology, University of Joensuu, Joensuu, Finland
Dev Neuropsychol 32:769-85. 2007..Our results are encouraging and indicate only minor neuropsychological consequences due to very preterm birth... - School performance of adolescents born preterm: neuropsychological and background correlatesPia M Saavalainen
Department of Psychology, University of Joensuu, PO Box 111, 80101 Joensuu, Finland
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 12:246-52. 2008..The results suggest a good outcome, measured by school grade scores at 16 years of age, of the subjects born very preterm... - Naming skills of children born preterm in comparison with their term peers at the ages of 9 and 16 yearsPia Saavalainen
Department of Psychology, University of Joensuu, Finland
Dev Med Child Neurol 48:28-32. 2006..Maternal education level was not associated with naming skills. Thus, the consequences of preterm birth seem to be minor in relation to linguistic skills during school age and diminish by adolescence... - Impaired lumbar movement perception in association with postural stability and motor- and somatosensory-evoked potentials in lumbar spinal stenosisVille Leinonen
Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 27:975-83. 2002..A descriptive study of the associations between different neurophysiologic findings in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis...