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 ResearchConceptsAnodal 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