Stochastic galvanic vestibular stimulation produces a small reduction in sway in Parkinson's disease

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 137-142

  Pal, Sudipto ^a   Rosengren, Sally M ^a   Colebatch, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Galvanic; Stochastic resonance; Sway; Vestibular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASTOID; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; VESTIBULE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTOID; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952510800     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/VES-2009-0360     Document Type: Article

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