Transcranial direct current stimulation of the affected hemisphere does not accelerate recovery of acute stroke patients

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 202-204

  Rossi, C ^a   Sallustio, F ^a   Di Legge, S ^a   Stanzione, P ^a,b   Koch, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Clinical trial; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUGL MEYER MOTOR SCALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SHAM PROCEDURE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871648273     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2012.03703.x     Document Type: Article

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