Excitability of the motor cortex during ovulatory and anovulatory cycles: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study

Objective  The pathophysiology of catamenial diseases such as epilepsy is unclear. Therefore, we investigated changes in cortical excitability during anovulatory and ovulatory cycles.

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