Estimating the effects of right median nerve stimulation on memory in Alzheimer's disease: A randomized controlled pilot study

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-186

  Scherder, Erik J A ^a   Vuijk, Pieter Jelle ^a   Swaab, Dick F ^b   Van Someren, Eus J W ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MEMORY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 33847735963     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: 10964657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610730701238915     Document Type: Article

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