Impairment of depth perception in multiple sclerosis is improved by treatment with AC pulsed electromagnetic fields

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 83-94

  Sandyk, Reuven ^a,b  

^a TOURO COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

AC electromagnetic fields; Cube Drawing test; Depth perception; Multiple sclerosis; Right hemisphere; Serotonin; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033053988     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459908994794     Document Type: Article

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