A double-blinded randomised controlled trial exploring the effect of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation and uni-lateral robot therapy for the impaired upper limb in sub-acute and chronic stroke

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 181-191

  Triccas, L Tedesco ^a   Burridge, J H ^a   Hughes, A ^a   Verheyden, G ^b   Desikan, M ^c   Rothwell, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b KU LEUVEN DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

motor recovery; rehabilitation; robot therapy; stroke; Transcranial direct current stimulation; upper limb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM INJURY; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUGL MEYER ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MYALGIA; NERVE STIMULATOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; ROBOT THERAPY; ROBOTIC DEVICE; ROBOTICS; SHOULDER PAIN; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PAIN; SKIN TINGLING; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TREATMENT DURATION; VERY ELDERLY; CONVALESCENCE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STROKE; UPPER LIMB;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION THERAPY, CONTINUOUS PASSIVE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84946754027     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-151251     Document Type: Article

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