Clinical effects of scalp electrical acupuncture in stroke: A sham-controlled randomized clinical trial

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 341-346

  Hsing, Wu Tu ^a   Imamura, Marta ^a   Weaver, Kayleen ^b   Fregni, Felipe ^b,c   Azevedo Neto, Raymundo S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NEEDLE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCALP;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCALP; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862059979     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0131     Document Type: Article

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