The current level of evidence for using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to improve naming ability in post-stroke aphasia: a critical review

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive neuromodulation tool that can be used to manipulate cortical brain activity to induce measurable behavioral changes. Although there is growing evidence that tDCS combined with behavioural language therapy could boost language recovery in patients with post-stroke aphasia, there is great variability in patient characteristics, treatment protocols, and outcome measures in these studies that poses challenges for analyzing the evidence.

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - June 18, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Mohammed F. ALHarbi, Susan Armijo-Olivo, Esther S. Kim Source Type: research