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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Poststroke Motor Recovery: Challenges and Opportunities.

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Feng, W; Kautz, SA; Schlaug, G; Meinzer, C; George, MS; Chhatbar, PY
Published in: PM R
September 2018

There has been a renewed research interest in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunctive tool for poststroke motor recovery as it has a neuro-modulatory effect on the human cortex. However, there are barriers towards its successful application in motor recovery as several scientific issues remain unresolved, including device-related issues (ie, dose-response relationship, safety and tolerability concerns, interhemispheric imbalance model, and choice of montage) and clinical trial-related issues (ie, patient selection, timing of study, and choice of outcomes). This narrative review examines and discusses the existing challenges in using tDCS as a brain modulation tool in facilitating recovery after stroke. Potential solutions pertinent to using tDCS with the goal of harnessing the brains plasticity are proposed.

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PM R

DOI

EISSN

1934-1563

Publication Date

September 2018

Volume

10

Issue

9 Suppl 2

Start / End Page

S157 / S164

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
  • Stroke Rehabilitation
  • Recovery of Function
  • Motor Cortex
  • Humans
  • Evoked Potentials, Motor
  • 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Feng, W., Kautz, S. A., Schlaug, G., Meinzer, C., George, M. S., & Chhatbar, P. Y. (2018). Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Poststroke Motor Recovery: Challenges and Opportunities. PM R, 10(9 Suppl 2), S157–S164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.04.012
Feng, Wuwei, Steven A. Kautz, Gottfried Schlaug, Caitlyn Meinzer, Mark S. George, and Pratik Y. Chhatbar. “Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Poststroke Motor Recovery: Challenges and Opportunities.PM R 10, no. 9 Suppl 2 (September 2018): S157–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.04.012.
Feng W, Kautz SA, Schlaug G, Meinzer C, George MS, Chhatbar PY. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Poststroke Motor Recovery: Challenges and Opportunities. PM R. 2018 Sep;10(9 Suppl 2):S157–64.
Feng, Wuwei, et al. “Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Poststroke Motor Recovery: Challenges and Opportunities.PM R, vol. 10, no. 9 Suppl 2, Sept. 2018, pp. S157–64. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.04.012.
Feng W, Kautz SA, Schlaug G, Meinzer C, George MS, Chhatbar PY. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Poststroke Motor Recovery: Challenges and Opportunities. PM R. 2018 Sep;10(9 Suppl 2):S157–S164.
Journal cover image

Published In

PM R

DOI

EISSN

1934-1563

Publication Date

September 2018

Volume

10

Issue

9 Suppl 2

Start / End Page

S157 / S164

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
  • Stroke Rehabilitation
  • Recovery of Function
  • Motor Cortex
  • Humans
  • Evoked Potentials, Motor
  • 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences