The ineffective role of cathodal tDCS in enhancing the functional motor outcomes in early phase of stroke rehabilitation: An experimental trial

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Fusco, Augusto ^a   Assenza, Federica ^b   Iosa, Marco ^a   Izzo, Simona ^a   Altavilla, Riccardo ^b   Paolucci, Stefano ^a   Vernieri, Fabrizio ^b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; VERY ELDERLY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901811769     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/547290     Document Type: Article

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