Neurostimulation for cognitive rehabilitation in stroke (NeuroCog): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stroke patients may present severe cognitive impairments, primarily related to executive functions. Transcranial direct current stimulation has shown promising results, with neuromodulatory and neuroplastic effects. This study is a double-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial aiming to compare the long-term effects of stimulation in two different cognitive regions after a stroke.

Methods/design

Sixty patients who suffer from chronic strokes will be randomized into one of four groups: dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, cingulo-opercular network, motor primary cortex and sham stimulation. Each group will receive transcranial direct current stimulation at an intensity of 2 mA for 20 minutes daily for 10 consecutive days. Patients will be assessed with a Dysexecutive Que

SUBMITTER: Andrade SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4589066 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature