Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex improves anorexia nervosa: A pilot study

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 789-797

  Khedr, Eman M ^a   Elfetoh, Noha Abo ^a   Ali, Anwer M ^a   Noamany, Mostafa ^a  

^a Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; beck depression inventory; eating attitude test; eating disorder inventory; transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING ATTITUDE TEST; EATING DISORDER INVENTORY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910607053     PISSN: 09226028     EISSN: 18783627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/RNN-140392     Document Type: Article

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