| Title |
Supraorbital transcutaneous neurostimulation has sedative effects in healthy subjects
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Neurology, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2377-11-135 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Maxime Piquet, Costantino Balestra, Simona L Sava, Jean E Schoenen |
| Abstract |
Transcutaneous neurostimulation (TNS) at extracephalic sites is a well known treatment of pain. Thanks to recent technical progress, the Cefaly® device now also allows supraorbital TNS. During observational clinical studies, several patients reported decreased vigilance or even sleepiness during a session of supraorbital TNS. We decided therefore to explore in more detail the potential sedative effect of supraorbital TNS, using standardized psychophysical tests in healthy volunteers. |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 29% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 4 | 57% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 71% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 14% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
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| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Belgium | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 91 | 98% |
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| Researcher | 14 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 10% |
| Other | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 9% |
| Other | 14 | 15% |
| Unknown | 30 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 19% |
| Neuroscience | 12 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 8% |
| Engineering | 5 | 5% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 13 | 14% |
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