Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) of the Cortical Motor Areas in Three Cases of Cerebellar Ataxia

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolò Gabriele Pozzi ◽  
Brigida Minafra ◽  
Roberta Zangaglia ◽  
Roberto De Marzi ◽  
Giorgio Sandrini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebellar Ataxia ◽  
Direct Current ◽  
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation ◽  
Direct Current Stimulation ◽  
Cortical Motor ◽  
Motor Areas

Transcranial direct current stimulation in the treatment of cerebellar ataxia: A two-phase, double-blind, auto-matched, pilot study

2019 ◽  
Vol 182 ◽  
pp. 123-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Lima Barretto ◽  
Igor Dórea Bandeira ◽  
João Gabriel Jagersbacher ◽  
Bianca Lima Barretto ◽  
Ângelo Frederico Souza de Oliveira e Torres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cerebellar Ataxia ◽  
Direct Current ◽  
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Direct Current Stimulation

scholarly journals Effect of Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on a Child with Involuntary Movement after Hypoxic Encephalopathy

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayumi Nagai ◽  
Naofumi Tanaka ◽  
Yutaka Oouchida ◽  
Shin-Ichi Izumi
Keyword(s):  
Direct Current ◽  
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation ◽  
Supplementary Motor Area ◽  
Involuntary Movement ◽  
Motor Area ◽  
Involuntary Movements ◽  
Hypoxic Encephalopathy ◽  
Direct Current Stimulation ◽  
Cathodal Stimulation ◽  
Motor Areas

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation to the supplementary motor area to inhibit involuntary movements of a child. An 8-year-old boy who developed hypoxic encephalopathy after asphyxia at the age of 2 had difficulty in remaining standing without support because of involuntary movements. He was instructed to remain standing with his plastic ankle-foot orthosis for 10 s at three time points by leaning forward with his forearms on a desk. He received cathodal or sham transcranial direct current stimulation to the supplementary motor area at 1 mA for 10 min. Involuntary movements during standing were measured using an accelerometer attached to his forehead. The low-frequency power of involuntary movements during cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation significantly decreased compared with that during sham stimulation. No adverse effects were observed. Involuntary movement reduction by cathodal stimulation to supplementary motor areas suggests that stimulations modulated the corticobasal ganglia motor circuit. Cathodal stimulation to supplementary motor areas may be effective for reducing involuntary movements and may be safely applied to children with movement disorders.

Transcranial direct current stimulation and retraining in musician's hand dystonia

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
F Buttkus ◽  
V Baur ◽  
HC Jabusch ◽  
M Weidenmüller ◽  
S Schneider ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Direct Current ◽  
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation ◽  
Direct Current Stimulation ◽  
Hand Dystonia

Bifrontale transkranielle Gleichstromstimulation zur Behandlung der Schizophrenie

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (05) ◽  
pp. 382-386
Author(s):  
A. Hasan ◽  
S. Dehning ◽  
D. Keeser ◽  
I. Hummel ◽  
P. Falkai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Direct Current ◽  
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation ◽  
Sich Eine ◽  
Direct Current Stimulation ◽  
Klinische Relevanz ◽  
Transkranielle Gleichstromstimulation

Zusammenfassung Gegenstand und Ziel: Die transkranielle Gleichstromstimulation (transcranial direct current stimulation, tDCS) wird als neues nicht invasives Hirnstimulationsverfahren für die Behandlung neurologischer und psychiatrischer Erkrankungen untersucht. Mittlerweile gibt es Fallberichte und eine randomisierte, kontrollierte Pilotstudie zur Behandlung akustischer Halluzinationen sowie der Negativsymptomatik bei Schizophrenie. Fallbericht: Im vorliegenden Fallbericht wurde ein Patient mit therapieresistenter Symptomatik bei paranoider Schizophrenie drei Wochen lang mit anodaler tDCS über dem linken dorsolateralen und kathodaler tDCS über dem rechten dorsolateralen Kortex behandelt. Ergebnisse: Es zeigte sich eine Verbesserung von Affektivität und Kognition, die Positivsymptome blieben jedoch nahezu unverändert. Klinische Relevanz: Die bifrontale tDCS stellt eine nebenwirkungsarme neue Behandlungsform dar und sollte in der Anwendung bei Erkrankungen aus dem schizophrenen Formenkreis weiter untersucht werden.

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