Restoration of vision after optic nerve lesions with noninvasive transorbital alternating current stimulation: A clinical observational study

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 189-201

  Fedorov, A ^a,c   Jobke, S ^c   Bersnev, V ^a   Chibisova, A ^a   Chibisova, Y ^b   Gall, C ^c   Sabel, B A ^c  

^a ALMAZOV NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Russian Federation)

^b NORTH WESTERN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER I I MECHNIKOV   (Russian Federation)

^c OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

alternating current stimulation; neuroplasticity; optic neuropathy; restoration; vision recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EYE; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MONOCULAR VISION; NERVE STIMULATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPTIC NERVE LESION; ORBIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE TRANSORBITAL ALTERNATING CURRENT STIMULATION; THERAPY EFFECT; VASCULAR DISEASE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; ORBIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL FIELD TESTS; VISUAL FIELDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055021551     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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