Impulse modulating therapeutic electrical stimulation (IMTES) increases visual field size in patients with optic nerve lesions

International Congress Series

Volumn 1282, Issue , 2005, Pages 525-529

  Fedorov, A B ^a   Chibisova, A N ^a   Tchibissova, J M ^b  

^a The Centre of Clinical Electrical stimulation   (Russian Federation)

^b NORTH WESTERN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER I I MECHNIKOV   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Brain lesion; Electrical stimulation; Optic nerve; Plasticity; Restoration; Striate cortex; Visual field

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646440186     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2005.05.007     Document Type: Article

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