The Impact of Stimulation Parameters on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Chronic Stroke Patients Following Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation-A Pilot Controlled, Randomized, Double-Blind Crossover Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stroke survivors often experience autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction. While Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) has been shown to modulate the ANS when applied to the left hemisphere, its effects on the right hemisphere remain unexplored.

Objective

We aimed to compare the effects of tDCS applied to both the injured and the contralateral hemispheres on heart rate variability (HRV) and functional capacity in individuals post-stroke.

Methods

Twenty individuals with cerebral hemisphere lesions (ten with right-hemisphere lesions and ten with left-hemisphere lesions) were randomized into four groups: anodal and sham tDCS on the left temporal cortex (T3) and anodal and sham tDCS on the right temporal cortex (T4). HRV was assessed before the inte

SUBMITTER: Correa FI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11428280 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature