Can vestibular caloric stimulation be used to treat Dejerine-Roussy Syndrome?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 486-488

  Ramachandran, V S ^a   McGeoch, Paul D ^a   Williams, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC VESTIBULAR TEST; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INSULA; LEFT HEMISPHERE; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; THALAMUS; THALAMUS SYNDROME;

BRAIN; CALORIC TESTS; COLD; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PAIN; PLACEBOS; SYNDROME; THALAMIC DISEASES; WATER;

EID: 34447262846     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.12.036     Document Type: Article

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