Trains of transcranial direct current stimulation antagonize motor cortex hypoexcitability induced by acute hemicerebellectomy: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 796-806

  Taib, Nordeyn Oulad Ben ^a   Manto, Mario ^a,b  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b FNRS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Corticomotor response; Direct current stimulation; Excitability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CEREBELLECTOMY; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HOFFMANN REFLEX; INTERPOSITUS NUCLEUS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBELLUM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 70349910270     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.2.17679     Document Type: Article

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