Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on motor recovery in patients with subacute stroke

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 879-886

  Kim, Dae Yul ^a   Lim, Jong Yub ^b   Kang, Eun Kyoung ^b   You, Dae Sang ^a   Oh, Min Kyun ^b   Oh, Byung Mo ^c   Paik, Nam Jong ^b,c  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Motor Cortex; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STROKE;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 78149290640     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181f70aa7     Document Type: Article

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