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Transcranial direct current stimulation for hyperactivity and noncompliance in autistic disorder

Giordano D’UrsoDipartimento di Salute Mentale e Fisica e Medicina Preventiva, Seconda Università di Napoli, Naples, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dario BruzzeseDipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
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Roberta FerrucciDipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Università di Milano, Centro di Neurostimolazione e Disordini del Movimento, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Alberto PrioriDipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Università di Milano, Centro di Neurostimolazione e Disordini del Movimento, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Antonio PascottoDipartimento di Salute Mentale e Fisica e Medicina Preventiva, Seconda Università di Napoli, Naples, Italy
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Silvana GalderisiDipartimento di Salute Mentale e Fisica e Medicina Preventiva, Seconda Università di Napoli, Naples, Italy
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Alfredo Carlo AltamuraDipartimento di Psichiatria, Università di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Carmela BravaccioDipartimento di Pediatria, Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
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Pages 361-366 | Received 15 Oct 2014, Accepted 29 Jan 2015, Published online: 24 Mar 2015

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