Effect of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation on autism: A randomized double-blind crossover trial

Behavioural Neurology

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Amatachaya, Anuwat ^a   Auvichayapat, Narong ^a   Patjanasoontorn, Niramol ^a   Suphakunpinyo, Chanyut ^a   Ngernyam, Niran ^a   Aree Uea, Benchaporn ^a   Keeratitanont, Keattichai ^a   Auvichayapat, Paradee ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM TREATMENT EVALUATION CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILDHOOD AUTISM RATING SCALE; CHILDREN GLOBAL ASSESSMENT SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EID: 84910616751     PISSN: 09534180     EISSN: 18758584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/173073     Document Type: Article

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