Combination of transcranial direct current stimulation and methylphenidate in subacute stroke

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 569, Issue , 2014, Pages 6-11

  Wang, Qing Mei ^a   Cui, Huashun ^a,b   Han, Soo Jeong ^a,d   Black Schaffer, Randie ^a   Volz, Magdalena Sarah ^a,c   Lee, Yong Tae ^a   Herman, Seth ^a   Latif, Lydia Abul ^a,e   Zafonte, Ross ^a   Fregni, Felipe ^a  

^a American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Methylphenidate; TDCS; TMS

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE PATIENT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EID: 84898865707     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.03.011     Document Type: Article

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