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Versace V, Campostrini S, Sebastianelli L, Saltuari L, Valls-Solé J, Kofler M. Prepulse inhibition vs cognitive modulation of the hand-blink reflex. Sci Rep 2021; 11:4618. [PMID: 33633320 PMCID: PMC7907410 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84241-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
The excitability of brainstem circuitries mediating defensive blinking in response to abrupt sensory inputs is continuously modulated by cortical areas, e.g., the hand-blink reflex (HBR), elicited by intense electrical median nerve stimulation, is enhanced when the stimulated hand is close to the face, with the behavioural purpose to optimize self-protection from increased threat. Here we investigated whether such cortically mediated HBR facilitation can be influenced by prepulse inhibition (PPI), which is known to occur entirely at the subcortical level. Twenty healthy volunteers underwent HBR recordings in five experimental conditions. In conditions 1 and 2, the stimulated hand was held either near (1) or far (2) from the face, respectively. In conditions 3 and 4, stimulation of the hand near the face was preceded by a peri-liminal prepulse to the index finger of the contralateral hand held either near (3) or far from the face (4). In condition 5, participants self-triggered the stimulus eliciting the HBR. We observed a reproducible HBR in 14 out of 20 participants and measured onset latency and area of the HBR in orbicularis oculi muscles bilaterally. HBR area decreased and latency increased in condition 2 relative to condition 1; HBR area decreased and latency increased markedly in condition 3, and somewhat less in condition 4, relative to conditions 1 and 2; self-stimulation (condition 5) also suppressed HBRs, but less than prepulses. These findings indicate that PPI of the HBR is more robust than the cognitive modulation exerted by top-down cortical projections. Possibly, an attentional shift to a prepulse may serve to reduce blinking in response to perturbation when it is convenient, in a given situation, not to interrupt ongoing visual processing.
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- Viviana Versace
- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Hospital of Vipiteno-Sterzing (SABES-ASDAA), Margarethenstr. 24, 39049, Vipiteno-Sterzing, BZ, Italy.
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- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Hospital of Vipiteno-Sterzing (SABES-ASDAA), Margarethenstr. 24, 39049, Vipiteno-Sterzing, BZ, Italy
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- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Hospital of Vipiteno-Sterzing (SABES-ASDAA), Margarethenstr. 24, 39049, Vipiteno-Sterzing, BZ, Italy
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- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Hospital of Vipiteno-Sterzing (SABES-ASDAA), Margarethenstr. 24, 39049, Vipiteno-Sterzing, BZ, Italy
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- IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigació August Pi i Sunyer), Facultat de Medicina, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Hochzirl Hospital, Zirl, Austria
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Kumru H, Kofler M, Valls-Sole J. Modulation of brainstem reflexes induced by non-invasive brain stimulation: is there a future? Neural Regen Res 2021; 16:2004-2005. [PMID: 33642379 PMCID: PMC8343321 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.308083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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- Hatice Kumru
- Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, 089M6 Badalona - Barcelona; Univ Autonoma de Barcelona, 08M93 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès); Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Hochzirl Hospital, Zirl, Austria
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Singh A, Trapp NT, De Corte B, Cao S, Kingyon J, Boes AD, Parker KL. Cerebellar Theta Frequency Transcranial Pulsed Stimulation Increases Frontal Theta Oscillations in Patients with Schizophrenia. THE CEREBELLUM 2019; 18:489-499. [PMID: 30825131 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-019-01013-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Cognitive dysfunction is a pervasive and disabling aspect of schizophrenia without adequate treatments. A recognized correlate to cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia is attenuated frontal theta oscillations. Neuromodulation to normalize these frontal rhythms represents a potential novel therapeutic strategy. Here, we evaluate whether noninvasive neuromodulation of the cerebellum in patients with schizophrenia can enhance frontal theta oscillations, with the future goal of targeting the cerebellum as a possible therapy for cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia. We stimulated the midline cerebellum using transcranial pulsed current stimulation (tPCS), a noninvasive transcranial direct current that can be delivered in a frequency-specific manner. A single 20-min session of theta frequency stimulation was delivered in nine patients with schizophrenia (cathode on right shoulder). Delta frequency tPCS was also delivered as a control to evaluate for frequency-specific effects. EEG signals from midfrontal electrode Cz were analyzed before and after cerebellar tPCS while patients estimated the passage of 3- and 12-s intervals. Theta oscillations were significantly larger following theta frequency cerebellar tPCS in the midfrontal region, which was not seen with delta frequency stimulation. As previously reported, patients with schizophrenia showed a baseline reduction in accuracy estimating 3- and 12-s intervals relative to control subjects, which did not significantly improve following a single-session theta or delta frequency cerebellar tPCS. These preliminary results suggest that single-session theta frequency cerebellar tPCS may modulate task-related oscillatory activity in the frontal cortex in a frequency-specific manner. These preliminary findings warrant further investigation to evaluate whether multiple sessions delivered daily may have an impact on cognitive performance and have therapeutic implications for schizophrenia.
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- Arun Singh
- Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, 169 Newton Road, 2336 PBDB, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.,Iowa Neuroscience Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.,Iowa Neuroscience Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.,Iowa Neuroscience Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.,Iowa Neuroscience Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, 169 Newton Road, 2336 PBDB, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. .,Iowa Neuroscience Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
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Morya E, Monte-Silva K, Bikson M, Esmaeilpour Z, Biazoli CE, Fonseca A, Bocci T, Farzan F, Chatterjee R, Hausdorff JM, da Silva Machado DG, Brunoni AR, Mezger E, Moscaleski LA, Pegado R, Sato JR, Caetano MS, Sá KN, Tanaka C, Li LM, Baptista AF, Okano AH. Beyond the target area: an integrative view of tDCS-induced motor cortex modulation in patients and athletes. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2019; 16:141. [PMID: 31730494 PMCID: PMC6858746 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-019-0581-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive technique used to modulate neural tissue. Neuromodulation apparently improves cognitive functions in several neurologic diseases treatment and sports performance. In this study, we present a comprehensive, integrative review of tDCS for motor rehabilitation and motor learning in healthy individuals, athletes and multiple neurologic and neuropsychiatric conditions. We also report on neuromodulation mechanisms, main applications, current knowledge including areas such as language, embodied cognition, functional and social aspects, and future directions. We present the use and perspectives of new developments in tDCS technology, namely high-definition tDCS (HD-tDCS) which promises to overcome one of the main tDCS limitation (i.e., low focality) and its application for neurological disease, pain relief, and motor learning/rehabilitation. Finally, we provided information regarding the Transcutaneous Spinal Direct Current Stimulation (tsDCS) in clinical applications, Cerebellar tDCS (ctDCS) and its influence on motor learning, and TMS combined with electroencephalography (EEG) as a tool to evaluate tDCS effects on brain function.
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- Edgard Morya
- Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience, Santos Dumont Institute, Macaíba, Rio Grande do Norte Brazil
- Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology (BRAINN/CEPID-FAPESP), University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco Brazil
- Núcleo de Assistência e Pesquisa em Neuromodulação (NAPeN), Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)/Universidade de São Paulo (USP)/Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID)/Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP), Santo André, Brazil
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York of CUNY, New York, NY USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York of CUNY, New York, NY USA
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- Center of Mathematics, Computing and Cognition (CMCC), Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Alameda da Universidade, 3 - Anchieta, Bloco Delta – Sala 257, São Bernardo do Campo, SP CEP 09606-070 Brazil
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- Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology (BRAINN/CEPID-FAPESP), University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Center of Mathematics, Computing and Cognition (CMCC), Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Alameda da Universidade, 3 - Anchieta, Bloco Delta – Sala 257, São Bernardo do Campo, SP CEP 09606-070 Brazil
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- Aldo Ravelli Center for Neurotechnology and Experimental Brain Therapeutics, Department of Health Sciences, International Medical School, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, Simon Fraser University, Surrey, British Columbia Canada
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- School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, Simon Fraser University, Surrey, British Columbia Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology (BRAINN/CEPID-FAPESP), University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Center of Mathematics, Computing and Cognition (CMCC), Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Alameda da Universidade, 3 - Anchieta, Bloco Delta – Sala 257, São Bernardo do Campo, SP CEP 09606-070 Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Science, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte Brazil
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- Center of Mathematics, Computing and Cognition (CMCC), Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Alameda da Universidade, 3 - Anchieta, Bloco Delta – Sala 257, São Bernardo do Campo, SP CEP 09606-070 Brazil
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- Center of Mathematics, Computing and Cognition (CMCC), Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Alameda da Universidade, 3 - Anchieta, Bloco Delta – Sala 257, São Bernardo do Campo, SP CEP 09606-070 Brazil
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- Núcleo de Assistência e Pesquisa em Neuromodulação (NAPeN), Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)/Universidade de São Paulo (USP)/Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID)/Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP), Santo André, Brazil
- Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Bahia Brazil
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- Núcleo de Assistência e Pesquisa em Neuromodulação (NAPeN), Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)/Universidade de São Paulo (USP)/Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID)/Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP), Santo André, Brazil
- Laboratório de Investigações Médicas-54, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo Brazil
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- Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology (BRAINN/CEPID-FAPESP), University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology (BRAINN/CEPID-FAPESP), University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Núcleo de Assistência e Pesquisa em Neuromodulação (NAPeN), Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)/Universidade de São Paulo (USP)/Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID)/Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP), Santo André, Brazil
- Center of Mathematics, Computing and Cognition (CMCC), Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Alameda da Universidade, 3 - Anchieta, Bloco Delta – Sala 257, São Bernardo do Campo, SP CEP 09606-070 Brazil
- Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Bahia Brazil
- Laboratório de Investigações Médicas-54, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo Brazil
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- Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology (BRAINN/CEPID-FAPESP), University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Núcleo de Assistência e Pesquisa em Neuromodulação (NAPeN), Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)/Universidade de São Paulo (USP)/Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID)/Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP), Santo André, Brazil
- Center of Mathematics, Computing and Cognition (CMCC), Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Alameda da Universidade, 3 - Anchieta, Bloco Delta – Sala 257, São Bernardo do Campo, SP CEP 09606-070 Brazil
- Graduate Program in Physical Education. State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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Bufacchi RJ, Ponticelli S, Novembre G, Kilintari M, Guo Y, Iannetti GD. Muscular effort increases hand-blink reflex magnitude. Neurosci Lett 2019; 702:11-14. [PMID: 30528879 PMCID: PMC6527920 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.11.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
The magnitude of hand-blink reflex is increased by tonic cortico-spinal activation. This effect is smaller than the commonly observed HBR increase when the stimulated hand is near the eye. Nonetheless, when using HBR as an indicator of behavioural relevance, this effect should be taken into account.
Defensive motor responses elicited by sudden environmental stimuli are finely modulated by their behavioural relevance to maximise the organism’s survival. One such response, the blink reflex evoked by intense electrical stimulation of the median nerve (Hand-Blink Reflex; HBR), has been extensively used to derive fine-grained maps of defensive peripersonal space. However, as other subcortical reflexes, the HBR might also be modulated by lower-level factors that do not bear direct relevance to the defensive value of blinking, thus posing methodological and interpretive problems. Here, we tested whether HBR magnitude is affected by the muscular effort present when holding the hand in certain postures. We found that HBR magnitude increases with muscular effort, an effect most likely mediated by the increased corticospinal drive. However, we found strong evidence that this effect is substantially smaller than the well-known effect of eye-hand proximity on HBR magnitude. Nonetheless, care should be taken in future experiments to avoid erroneous interpretations of the effects of muscular effort as indicators of behaviour relevance.
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- R J Bufacchi
- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London (UCL), London, UK; Centre for Mathematics and Physics in the Life Sciences and EXperimental biology (CoMPLEX), University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London (UCL), London, UK
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- Neuroscience and Behaviour Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London (UCL), London, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London (UCL), London, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London (UCL), London, UK; Neuroscience and Behaviour Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy.
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Guo Y, Bai Y, Xia X, Li J, Wang X, Dai Y, Dang Y, He J, Liu C, Zhang H. Effects of Long-Lasting High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Chronic Disorders of Consciousness: A Pilot Study. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:412. [PMID: 31114475 PMCID: PMC6502996 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) recently was shown to benefit rehabilitation of patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC). However, high-Definition tDCS (HD-tDCS) has not been applied in DOC. In this study, we tried to use HD-tDCS protocol (2 mA, 20 min, the precuneus, and sustaining 14 days) to rehabilitate 11 patients with DOC. Electroencephalography (EEG) and Coma Recovery Scale–Revised (CRS-R) scores were recorded at before (T0), after a single session (T1), after 7 days’ (T2), and 14 days’ HD-tDCS (T3) to assess the modulation effects. EEG coherence was measured to evaluate functional connectivity during the experiment. It showed that 9 patients’ scores increased compared with the baseline. The central-parietal coherence significantly decreased in the delta band in patients with DOC. EEG coherence might be useful for assessing the effect of HD-tDCS in patients with DOC. Long-lasting HD-tDCS over the precuneus is promising for the treatment of patients with DOC.
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- Yongkun Guo
- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- International Vegetative State and Consciousness Science Institute, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Basic Medical Science, School of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, PLA Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, PLA Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, PLA Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, PLA Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Bocci T, De Carolis G, Ferrucci R, Paroli M, Mansani F, Priori A, Valeriani M, Sartucci F. Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (ctDCS) Ameliorates Phantom Limb Pain and Non-painful Phantom Limb Sensations. THE CEREBELLUM 2019; 18:527-535. [DOI: 10.1007/s12311-019-01020-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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