Ipsilesional anodal tDCS enhances the functional benefits of rehabilitation in patients after stroke
Allman C, Amadi U, Winkler A, Wilkins L, Filippini N, Kischka U, Stagg C, Johansen-Berg H. Ipsilesional anodal tDCS enhances the functional benefits of rehabilitation in patients after stroke. Science Translational Medicine 2016, 8: 330re1. PMID: 27089207, PMCID: PMC5388180, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aad5651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedElectrodesFemaleGray MatterHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMotor CortexStrokeStroke RehabilitationTranscranial Direct Current StimulationConceptsAnodal transcranial direct current stimulationTranscranial direct current stimulationAction Research Arm TestWolf Motor Function TestMagnetic resonance imagingMotor trainingPremotor cortexIpsilesional motorSham treatmentFunctional magnetic resonance imagingUpper extremity Fugl-Meyer scoreDaily motor trainingLong-term clinical outcomesAnodal tDCS groupFirst unilateral strokeDirect current stimulationIntervention-related increasesFugl-Meyer scoreSham treatment groupMotor Function TestMotor training programPrimary motor cortexStructural magnetic resonance imagingGray matter volumeMotor learning