Basic knowledge of transcranial direct current stimulation

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 518-527

  Auvichayapat, Paradee ^a   Auvichayapat, Narong ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Neurophysiologic technique; Noninvasive brain stimulation; TDCS; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEVICE SAFETY; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; ELECTRODE; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NAUSEA; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; POWER SUPPLY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SKIN IRRITATION; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

BRAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; SAFETY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 79955427876     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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