[PDF] Top 20 Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on patients with disorders of consciousness after traumatic brain injury: study protocol for a randomized, double blind controlled trial

... the trial: (1) the use of sedative sleep- ing pills, anesthetics, psychotropic drugs, muscle relaxants or Na + and Ca2 + channel blockers (such as carbamazepine, ...craniocerebral injury or skull defects ... See full document

... substance-use disorders, these conclusions are preliminary, mainly because these studies are limited by small sample ...long-lasting effects in patients with ...in patients with AUD treated ... See full document

... morbidity. Patients surviving the ori- ginal insult may remain in a comatose state for a consid- erable ...of patients with TBI are ...several randomized controlled trials have been conducted ... See full document

... The effects of stimulation on primary and secondary outcomes will be calculated using a mixed ANOVA ...of stimulation (active and sham), and the interaction term time vs ... See full document

... Recovery after Stroke Scale Motor function of the upper limbs will be analyzed using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Motor Recovery after Stroke Scale, which was designed specifically for the evaluation of ... See full document

... on patients ’ activities of daily life and is a major contributor to reduced quality of life [5, ...rehabilitation after stroke [7], to in- crease strength and improve function of the affected arm, even at ... See full document

... a double-blinded, randomized, controlled trial of patients with diffuse axonal injury (DAI) due to a severe TBI in an acute stage (less than 8 ...two patients will be ... See full document

... of patients with SD ( n = 60) specifically targeting the left ATL (with anodal stimula- tion) or the right ATL (with cathodal stimulation) to pro- vide evidence for potential therapeutic effects and ... See full document

... tinnitus patients with the anode and cathode placed on the right and left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) ...hibitory effects at the cortical site ...a brain injury ... See full document

... in patients with ...non-invasive brain stimulation techniques aroused a new age in systems neuroscience research in which research examining the modulation of cognition using transcranial ... See full document

... nineteen patients with both hereditary and acquired ...a double-blind, random- ized, sham-controlled trial by the same authors asses- sing the efficacy of tDCS five days per week for ... See full document

... to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)/tDCS, seizure, unexplained loss of consciousness, stroke, ser- ious head injury, surgery to the head, any brain-related neurological illness ... See full document

... All statistical analyses will be performed using IBM SPSS software using intention-to-treat and per protocol ana- lyses. Nominal data will be described by frequencies and percentages, and correlations will be ... See full document

... recent study using a net- work meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, only cathodal tDCS demonstrated a positive effect on im- proving the activities of daily living capacity but arm function ... See full document

... uncontrolled study on the efficacy of rTMS in the treatment of PPD, nine antidepressant-free women with PPD were given 20 sessions of rTMS treatment over 4 weeks (10 Hz, 120% motor threshold, left dorsolateral ... See full document

... response after severe TBI in patients with concurrent use of metoprolol and clonidine limits the formation of cerebral ...and brain microdialysis data showing that the use of metoprolol and clonidine ... See full document

... In the last ten years, gait training on a treadmill has been used in the treatment of children with CP to optimize standing posture as well as improve gait speed and endur- ance. Although research in this field is still ... See full document

... treatment effects relies on a large body of evidence supporting treatment efficacy in vari- ous chronic pain conditions [40], including a case study showing complete pain resolution in a woman with vul- ... See full document

... this study neither declined nor improved in motor and cognitive ...this study is it is likely that each treatment session was too short and there were an insufficient number of treatment ...skills ... See full document

... In line with studies applying tDCS in the chronic stage, we use the most common electrode configuration, i.e., an- odal tDCS over the left IFG as compared to sham-tDCS, in combination with disorder-oriented aphasia ... See full document