Feasibility of focal transcranial DC polarization with simultaneous EEG recording: Preliminary assessment in healthy subjects and human epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 417-425

  Faria, Paula ^a   Fregni, Felipe ^b   Sebastião, Fernando ^a,c   Dias, Ana I ^d   Leal, Alberto ^e  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^d HOSPITAL DONA ESTEFÂNIA   (Portugal)

^e Clinical Neurophysiology Lab   (Portugal)

Author keywords

EEG; Epilepsy; Polarization; Safety; TDCS; Transcranial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTINUOUS SPIKE WAVE DISCHARGE DURING SLOW SLEEP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LANDAU KLEFFNER SYNDROME; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; TRANSCRANIAL DC STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN WAVES; CHILD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868711054     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.06.027     Document Type: Article

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