Transcranial alternating current stimulation for neuropsychiatric disorders: a systematic review of treatment parameters and outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) alters cortical excitability with low-intensity alternating current and thereby modulates aberrant brain oscillations. Despite the recent increase in studies investigating the feasibility and efficacy of tACS in treating neuropsychiatric disorders, its mechanisms, as well as optimal stimulation parameters, are not fully understood.

Objectives

This systematic review aimed to compile human research on tACS for neuropsychiatric disorders to delineate typical treatment parameters for these conditions and evaluate its outcomes.

Methods

A search for published studies and unpublished registered clinical trials was conducted through OVID (MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Embase), ClinicalTrials.gov, and the International Cl

SUBMITTER: Gholamali Nezhad F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11360874 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature