Effects of the addition of transcranial direct current stimulation to virtual reality therapy after stroke: A pilot randomized controlled trial

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 437-446

  Viana, R T ^a   Laurentino, G E C ^a   Souza, R J P ^a   Fonseca, J B ^a   Silva Filho, E M ^a   Dias, S N ^a   Teixeira Salmela, L F ^b   Monte Silva, K K ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

non invasive brain stimulation; rehabilitation; stroke; transcranial stimulation; Virtual reality therapy; wii gaming system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUGL MEYER SCALE; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAMING SYSTEM; GENERAL MEDICAL DEVICE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE STIMULATOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SPASTICITY; STROKE SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; WOLF MOTOR FUNCTION TEST; WRIST DISEASE;

NON-INVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION; REHABILITATION; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL STIMULATION; VIRTUAL REALITY THERAPY; WII GAMING SYSTEM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

EID: 84902282138     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-141065     Document Type: Article

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