Transcranial direct current stimulation for treatment of refractory childhood focal epilepsy

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 696-700

  Auvichayapat, Narong ^a   Rotenberg, Alexander ^b   Gersner, Roman ^b   Ngodklang, Sudarat ^a   Tiamkao, Somsak ^a   Tassaneeyakul, Wichittra ^a   Auvichayapat, Paradee ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical neurophysiology; Focal seizures; Noninvasive brain stimulation; Partial seizures; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOULDER; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAL SIGN;

CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; FOCAL SEIZURES; NONINVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION; PARTIAL SEIZURES; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879918435     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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