Does anodal transcranial direct current stimulation enhance excitability of the motor cortex and motor function in healthy individuals and subjects with stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 644-657

  Bastani, A ^a   Jaberzadeh, S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corticomotor excitability; Motor function; Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS); Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

Indexed keywords

ANODAL TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTRODE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PUBLICATION BIAS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857785917     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.08.029     Document Type: Review

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