Cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with ataxia: A double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled study

Movement Disorders

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1701-1705

  Benussi, Alberto ^a   Koch, Giacomo ^b,c   Cotelli, Maria ^d   Padovani, Alessandro ^a   Borroni, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellar ataxia; Cerebellar stimulation; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

8 METER WALKING TIME; 9 HOLE PEG TEST; ACTIVITY OF DAILY LIVING ASSESSMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ATAXIA RATING SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCALE FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND RATING OF ATAXIA; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; DISABILITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; WALKING;

EID: 84944511414     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.26356     Document Type: Article

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