Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation of motor cortex does not ameliorate spasticity in multiple sclerosis

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 487-492

  Iodice, Rosa ^a   Dubbioso, Raffaele ^a   Ruggiero, Lucia ^a   Santoro, Lucio ^a   Manganelli, Fiore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

anodal transcranial direct current stimulation; lower limb spasticity; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASHWORTH SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MOTOR CORTEX; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SPASTICITY SCALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WALKING SCALE; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPASTICITY; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; DISABILITY; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84940024051     PISSN: 09226028     EISSN: 18783627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/RNN-150495     Document Type: Article

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