Reducing procedural pain and discomfort associated with transcranial direct current stimulation

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-42

  McFadden, James L ^a   Borckardt, Jeff J ^a   George, Mark S ^a,b   Beam, William ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anode; cathode; EMLA; pain reduction; tDCS; transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

EMLA; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURAL SITE REACTION; SKIN DISCOMFORT; SKIN PAIN; SKIN SENSATION; SKIN TINGLING; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PRILOCAINE;

EID: 78751642640     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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