Transcranial direct current stimulation in stroke rehabilitation: A review of recent advancements

Stroke Research and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Gomez Palacio Schjetnan, Andrea ^a   Faraji, Jamshid ^a   Metz, Gerlinde A ^a   Tatsuno, Masami ^a   Luczak, Artur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIN;

BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EID: 84875615122     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20420056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/170256     Document Type: Review

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