Effect of a single session of transcranial direct-current stimulation on balance and spatiotemporal gait variables in children with cerebral palsy: A randomized sham-controlled study

Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 419-427

  Grecco, Luanda A C ^a,b,c   Duarte, NatáLia A C ^c   Zanon, Nelci ^c,d   Galli, Manuela ^e   Fregni, Felipe ^b   Oliveira, Claudia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVE DE JULHO   (Brazil)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CENEPE Centro de Neurocirurgia pediátrica Pediatric Neurosurgical Center   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balance; Cerebral palsy; Electric stimulation; Motor cortex; Movement; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EID: 84908500318     PISSN: 14133555     EISSN: 18099246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0053     Document Type: Article

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