Intensity dependent effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on corticospinal excitability in chronic spinal cord injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2015, Pages S114-S121

  Murray, Lynda M ^a,b,c   Edwards, Dylan J ^a,d,e   Ruffini, Giulio ^f   Labar, Douglas ^a,d   Stampas, Argyrios ^g   Pascual Leone, Alvaro ^h   Cortes, Mar ^a,d,i  

^a BURKE MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f Edifici de l'Observatori Fabra   (Spain)

^g BURKE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anodal stimulation transcranial direct current stimulation; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSPINAL EXCITABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE STIMULATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WRIST;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WRIST;

EID: 84925306114     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.11.004     Document Type: Article

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