Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Enhance Treatment Effects in Aphasia

Since 2008 several small studies have shown an additional effect of tDCS, a non-invasive method to stimulate the brain by modifying cortical excitability, on language functioning when applied during aphasia therapy in chronic stroke patients. In our poster, we present this new technique and we describe the design of our ongoing effect study in sub-acute stroke patients. Furthermore, we investigate tDCS-induced neural reorganization of language.

Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - October 1, 2014 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Kerstin Spielmann, Mieke W.M.E. van de Sandt-Koenderman, Gerard M. Ribbers Source Type: research