Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation upon attention and visuoperceptual function in Lewy body dementia: A preliminary study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 341-347

  Elder, Greg J ^a   Firbank, Michael J ^a   Kumar, Hrishikesh ^b   Chatterjee, Payel ^b   Chakraborty, Titas ^b   Dutt, Alakananda ^b   Taylor, John Paul ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata   (India)

Author keywords

attention; dementia with Lewy bodies; Lewy body dementia; Parkinson's disease with dementia; tDCS; transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGLE PERCEPTION TASK; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION TEST; CHOICE REACTION TIME TASK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DIGIT VIGILANCE TASK; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION TASK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRELIMINARY STUDY; SIMPLE REACTION TIME TASK; SKIN TINGLING; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TYPES OF STUDY; VISION; VISUAL PERCEPTION TEST; LEWY BODY DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATTENTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84955200947     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610215001180     Document Type: Article

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