The effect of repeated sessions of galvanic vestibular stimulation on target cancellation in visuo-spatial neglect: Preliminary evidence from two cases

Brain Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 613-619

  Zubko, Olga ^a   Wilkinson, David ^a   Langston, Deborah ^a   Sakel, Mohamed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hemi inattention; Neuro stimulation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALVANIC VESTIBULAR TEST; HUMAN; SCALP; TASK PERFORMANCE; VESTIBULAR NERVE;

EID: 84876269668     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2013.767938     Document Type: Article

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