Cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation in children with dystonia: A pilot open-label trial

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1238-1244

  Young, Scott J ^a   Bertucco, Matteo ^a   Sheehan Stross, Rebecca ^a   Sanger, Terence D ^a,b  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

dystonia; EMG; overflow; TDCS; transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHODAL TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

DYSTONIA; EMG; OVERFLOW; TDCS; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DYSTONIA; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884195315     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812460092     Document Type: Article

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