Single pulse and pulse train modulation of cutaneous electrical stimulation: A comparison of methods

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-60

  Van Der Heide, Esther M ^a   Buitenweg, Jan R ^a   Marani, Enrico ^a   Rutten, Wim L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cutaneous electrical stimulation; Evoked potential; Pulse train

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FINGER; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PULSE WAVE; RATING SCALE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549128650     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3181942cd2     Document Type: Article

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