Combined transcranial direct current stimulation and robotic upper limb therapy improves upper limb function in an adult with cerebral palsy
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Combined transcranial direct current stimulation and robotic upper limb therapy improves upper limb function in an adult with cerebral palsy
BACKGROUND Robotic therapy can improve upper limb function in hemiparesis. Excitatory transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can prime brain motor circuits before therapy. OBJECTIVE We tested safety and efficacy of tDCS plus robotic therapy in an adult with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP). METHODS In each of 36 sessions, anodal tDCS (2 mA, 20 min) was applied over the motor...
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عنوان ژورنال: NeuroRehabilitation
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1053-8135,1878-6448
DOI: 10.3233/nre-171455