Effects of transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation in idiopathic restless legs patients

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 636-642

  Heide, A C ^a   Winkler, T ^d   Helms, H J ^b   Nitsche, M A ^a   Trenkwalder, C ^a,c   Paulus, W ^a   Bachmann, C G ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Paracelsus Elena Hospital   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e Paracelsus Hospital Osnabrück   (Germany)

Author keywords

H reflex; Restless legs syndrome; Spinal cord hyperexcitability; Transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXCITABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; STIMULUS; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS SPINAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; YOUNG ADULT; AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908039709     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2014.06.008     Document Type: Article

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