Reduction in menopause-related symptoms associated with use of a noninvasive neurotechnology for autocalibration of neural oscillations

Menopause

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 650-655

  Tegeler, Charles H ^a   Tegeler, Catherine L ^a   Cook, Jared F ^a   Lee, Sung W ^b   Pajewski, Nicholas M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Howe Industries   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain adaptation; Brain electrical activity; High resolution, relational, resonance based, electroencephalic mirroring; Hot flashes; Menopause; Neurotechnology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CALIBRATION; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HIGH RESOLUTION RELATIONAL RESONANCE BASED ELECTROENCEPHALIC MIRRORING; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INSOMNIA SEVERITY INDEX; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OSCILLATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCALP; SLEEP; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HOT FLASHES; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; BRAIN WAVES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84930452909     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000000000422     Document Type: Article

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