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Neurological Research
A Journal of Progress in Neurosurgery, Neurology and Neurosciences
Volume 35, 2013 - Issue 6
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Original Articles

Cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation affects seizures and cognition in fully amygdala-kindled rats

Tohru Kamida Department of NeurosurgeryOita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shiqi Kong Department of NeurosurgeryXingTai People Hospital, HeiBei Province, China
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Nobuoki Eshima Department of BiostatisticsOita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan
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Minoru Fujiki Department of NeurosurgeryOita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan
Pages 602-607 | Received 07 Sep 2012, Accepted 12 Jan 2013, Published online: 05 Dec 2013

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