Now you feel both: Galvanic vestibular stimulation induces lasting improvements in the rehabilitation of chronic tactile extinction

Now you feel both: Galvanic vestibular stimulation induces lasting improvements in the rehabilitation of chronic tactile extinction

Tactile extinction is frequent, debilitating and often persistent after brain damage. Currently, there is no treatment available for this disorder. In two previous case studies we showed an influence of galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) on tactile extinction. Here, we evaluated in further patien...

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Main Authors: Lena eSchmidt, Kathrin S. Utz, Lena eDepper, Michaela eAdams, Anna-Katharina eSchaadt, Stefan eReinhart, Georg eKerkhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Awareness
Rehabilitation
Touch
extinction
vestibular
body
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00090/full

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