Transcranial direct current stimulation improves recognition memory in Alzheimer disease

Neurology

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 493-498

  Ferrucci, R ^a   Mameli, F ^a   Guidi, I ^a   Mrakic Sposta, S ^a   Vergari, M ^a   Marceglia, S ^a   Cogiamanian, F ^a   Barbieri, S ^a   Scarpini, E ^a   Priori, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; VISUAL MEMORY; CASE REPORT; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RECOGNITION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 53749088106     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000317060.43722.a3     Document Type: Article

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