Safety and feasibility of transcranial direct current stimulation in pediatric hemiparesis: Randomized controlled preliminary study

Physical Therapy

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 337-349

  Gillick, Bernadette T ^a   Feyma, Tim ^b   Menk, Jeremiah ^a   Usset, Michelle ^c   Vaith, Amy ^c   Wood, Teddi Jean ^c   Worthington, Rebecca ^c   Krach, Linda E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Gillette Children s Specialty Healthcare   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d School of Journalism and Mass Communication   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; PARESIS; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84924243778     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130565     Document Type: Article

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