Non-invasive brain stimulation for the treatment of brain diseases in childhood and adolescence: State of the art, Current limits and future challenges

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Vicario, Carmelo M ^a   Nitsche, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADHD; Autism; Depression; Epilepsy; Pediatric brain stimulation; Schizophrenia; Tourette; Vascular diseases

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; COGNITION; CONNECTOME; DEPOLARIZATION; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE EXCITABILITY; OPEN STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEIZURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 84979233538     PISSN: 16625137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2013.00094     Document Type: Review

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