Technology insight: noninvasive brain stimulation in neurology-perspectives on the therapeutic potential of rTMS and tDCS
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Study at a glance
- Area
- Other research
- Study type
- Review & meta-analysis
- Authors
- Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A
- Journal
- Nature Clinical Practice Neurology
- Year
- 2007
- Protocol
- rTMS and tDCS
Key findings
- Covers epilepsy, Parkinson's, stroke and chronic pain trials
A review of how two non-invasive brain stimulation methods, repetitive TMS and tDCS, can be used in neurology to strengthen helpful brain adaptations after illness or injury and dampen harmful ones. It draws on randomized trials in epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, stroke recovery and chronic pain.