Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on non-pain related cognitive and behavioural functioning

Reviews in the Neurosciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 257-270

  Van Dijk, Koene R A ^a   Scherder, Erik J A ^a   Scheltens, Philip ^a   Sergeant, Joseph A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Coma; Neglect; Stroke; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AROUSAL; BEHAVIOR; BODY POSTURE; COGNITION; COMA; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STROKE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0036397763     PISSN: 03341763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVNEURO.2002.13.3.257     Document Type: Review

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