Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the cerebellum on patients with ataxia after posterior circulation stroke: A pilot study

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 418-423

  Kim, Won Seok ^a   Jung, Se Hee ^b   Oh, Min Kyun ^a   Min, Yu Sun ^a   Lim, Jong Youb ^a   Paik, Nam Jong ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Cerebellum; Feasibility studies; Posterior circulation brain infarction; Randomized controlled trial; Safety; Stroke; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

AGED; ATAXIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBELLUM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84902976463     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1802     Document Type: Article

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