Non-invasive brain stimulation for the treatment of symptoms following traumatic brain injury

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue AUG, 2015, Pages

  Dhaliwal, Simarjot K ^a   Meek, Benjamin P ^a   Modirrousta, Mandana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altered states of consciousness; Depression; Non invasive brain stimulation; Rehabilitation; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Trancranial direct current stimulation; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; DESVENLAFAXINE; GABAPENTIN; PAROXETINE; RISPERIDONE; STEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSICAL HALLUCINOSIS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION DISORDER; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; THETA BURST STIMULATION; TINNITUS; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84940516224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00119     Document Type: Review

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