Short- and long-lasting tinnitus relief induced by transcranial direct current stimulation

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1940-1948

  Garin, Pierre ^a,b   Gilain, Chantal ^a   Van Damme, Jean Philippe ^a   De Fays, Katalin ^a,c   Jamart, Jacques ^a   Ossemann, Michel ^a,c   Vandermeeren, Yves ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^b Facultes Universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix Faculte de Medicine   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain plasticity; Noninvasive brain stimulation; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Tinnitus; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINNITUS; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRODE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TINNITUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857662144     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-6037-6     Document Type: Article

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