Multitarget transcranial direct current stimulation for freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent findings suggest that transcranial direct current stimulation of the primary motor cortex may ameliorate freezing of gait. However, the effects of multitarget simultaneous stimulation of motor and cognitive networks are mostly unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of multitarget transcranial direct current stimulation of the primary motor cortex and left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on freezing of gait and related outcomes.

Methods

Twenty patients with Parkinson's disease and freezing of gait received 20 minutes of transcranial direct current stimulation on 3 separate visits. Transcranial direct current stimulation targeted the primary motor cortex and left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex simultaneously, primary motor cortex only

SUBMITTER: Dagan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5964604 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature