Does galvanic vestibular stimulation reduce spatial neglect? A negative study

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 9-10, 2014, Pages 570-577

  Ruet, A ^a,b   Jokic, C ^c   Denise, P ^d,e   Leroy, F ^d,f   Azouvi, P ^a,b  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c HÔpital Louis Lacaine   (France)

^d NORMANDIE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e INSERM U1075   (France)

^f CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Galvanic vestibular stimulation; Spatial neglect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GALVANIC VESTIBULAR STIMULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGLECT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPATIAL NEGLECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION; COMPLICATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; STROKE; VESTIBULE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; STROKE; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH;

EID: 84923103076     PISSN: 18770657     EISSN: 18770665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2014.09.009     Document Type: Article

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