Noninvasive brain stimulation to modulate neuroplasticity in traumatic brain injury

Neuromodulation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 326-338

  Villamar, Mauricio Fernando ^a   Santos Portilla, Andrea ^a   Fregni, Felipe ^a   Zafonte, Ross ^b  

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

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffuse axonal injury; neuroplasticity; transcranial direct current stimulation; transcranial magnetic stimulation; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SYNAPSE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84864685807     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2012.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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