Transcranial direct current stimulation on primary sensorimotor area has no effect in patients with drug-naïve restless legs syndrome: A proof-of-concept clinical trial

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 280-287

  Koo, Yong Seo ^a   Kim, Sung Min ^a   Lee, Chany ^b   Lee, Byeong Uk ^b   Moon, Ye Ji ^b   Cho, Yong Won ^c   Im, Chang Hwan ^d   Choi, Jeong Woo ^e   Kim, Kyung Hwan ^e   Jung, Ki Young ^b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Event related synchronization; Non pharmacological treatment; Restless legs syndrome; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERY POWERED NERVE STIMULATOR; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME GROUP RATING SCALE; MEDICAL OUTCOME STUDY SLEEP SUBSCALE; PAIN; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84923286736     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2014.07.032     Document Type: Article

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