An estimate of placebo effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 355-359

  Bae, Erica Hyunji ^a   Theodore, William H ^b   Fregni, Felipe ^a,c   Cantello, Roberto ^d   Pascual Leone, Alvaro ^a   Rotenberg, Alexander ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Placebo; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLACEBO EFFECT; POWER ANALYSIS; SEIZURE; SHAM PROCEDURE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBO EFFECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951674030     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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