Review of transcranial direct current stimulation in poststroke recovery

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-77

  Feng, Wuwei ^a,b   Bowden, Mark G ^b,c   Kautz, Steven ^b,c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

aphasia; dysphagia; motor deficit; neurorehabilitation; stroke; transcranial direct current stimulation; visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; SWALLOWING; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; VISION;

EID: 84872899079     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: 19455119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr2001-68     Document Type: Article

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