Perceptions and electric senoidal current stimulation

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Julia Manzano Pimentel²  Renata Petrillo²  Mirna Migliacci F. Vieira²  Lydia Maria Pereira Giuliano¹  Carlos Julio Tierra-criollo¹  Nadia Iandoli De Oliveira Braga¹  João Antonio Maciel Nóbrega¹  Gilberto Mastrocola Manzano¹ 

[1] ,City of São Paulo UniversitySP

关键词: peripheral nerve;    electric stimulation;    senoidal currents;    sensations;    perceptions;    nervo periférico;    estimulação elétrica;    correntes senoidais;    sensações;    percepções;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2006000100003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between perceptions and electrical senoidal current stimulation (ESCS). METHOD: The study population comprise 100 healthy volunteers. ESCS of 5 Hz and 2 kHz were applied to the left index finger at one and 1.5 sensory threshold. Following each stimulus train a list of eight words (four related to thin fiber sensations and four related to thick fiber sensations) was presented to the subjects who were asked to choose the three words closer to the experienced sensation. Each chosen word was given a score 1; final results were obtained by the sum of the scores for the words related to thin and thick fiber systems for each situation. RESULTS: For 5 Hz ESCS at one and 1.5 sensory threshold thin fibers had significantly higher scores than thick fibers; for 2 kHz ESCS, thick fibers had significantly higher scores. CONCLUSION: These results show that there is a relation between different sensations and ESCS of different frequencies.

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