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Title: Transcranial direct current stimulation in Parkinson's disease: Neurophysiological mechanisms and behavioral effects.
Authors: Broeder, S.
Nackaerts, E.
HEREMANS, Elke 
Vervoort, G.
MEESEN, Raf 
Verheyden, G.
Nieuwboer, A.
Issue Date: 2015
Source: Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 57, p. 105-117
Abstract: Recent research has highlighted the potential of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to complement rehabilitation effects in the elderly and in patients with neurological diseases, including Parkinson’s disease (PD). TDCS can modulate cortical excitability and enhance neurophysiological mechanisms that compensate for impaired learning in PD. The objective of this systematic review is to provide an overview of the effects of tDCS on neurophysiological and behavioral outcome measures in PD patients, both as a stand-alone and as an adjunctive therapy. We systematically reviewed the literature published throughout the last 10 years. Ten studies were included, most of which were sham controlled. Results confirmed that tDCS applied to the motor cortex had significant results on motor function and to a lesser extent on cognitive tests. However, the physiological mechanism underlying the long-term effects of tDCS on cortical excitability in the PD brain are still unclear and need to be clarified in order to apply this technique optimally to a wider population in the different disease stages and with different medication profiles.
Notes: Corresponding author. Tel.: +32 16 37 21 86. E-mail addresses: sanne.broeder@faber.kuleuven.be (S. Broeder), evelien.nackaerts@faber.kuleuven.be (E. Nackaerts), elke.heremans@faber.kuleuven.be (E. Heremans), griet.vervoort@faber.kuleuven.be (G. Vervoort), raf.meesen@uhasselt.be (R. Meesen), geert.verheyden@faber.kuleuven.be (G. Verheyden), alice.nieuwboer@faber.kuleuven.be (A. Nieuwboer).
Keywords: transcranial direct current stimulation; Parkinson’s disease; neuroplasticity
Document URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1942/19130
Link to publication/dataset: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26297812
ISSN: 0149-7634
e-ISSN: 1873-7528
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2015.08.010
ISI #: 000364271200007
Rights: © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Category: A1
Type: Journal Contribution
Validations: ecoom 2016
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