Effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on post-stroke dysphagia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 956-968

  Pisegna, Jessica M ^a,b   Kaneoka, Asako ^a,b   Pearson, William G ^c   Kumar, Sandeep ^d   Langmore, Susan E ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Non invasive brain stimulation; Post stroke population; Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS); Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); Unilateral lesion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DYSPHAGIA; EFFECT SIZE; FOLLOW UP; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; META ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SWALLOWING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPLICATION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ELECTROTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; STROKE;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84930599637     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2015.04.069     Document Type: Article

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