Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation May Improve Cognitive-Motor Function in Functionally Limited Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the effects of a transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) intervention with the anode placed over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) and cathode over the right supraorbital region, on cognition, mobility, and "dual-task" standing and walking in older adults with mild-to-moderate motor and cognitive impairments.

Methods

A double-blinded, block-randomized, sham-controlled trial was conducted in 18 nondemented, ambulatory adults aged ⩾65 years with slow walking speed (⩽1.0 m/s) and "executive" dysfunction (Trail Making Test B score ⩽25th percentile of age- and education-matched norms). Interventions included ten 20-minute sessions of tDCS or sham stimulation. Cognition, mobility, and dual-task standing and walking were assessed at basel

SUBMITTER: Manor B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6143414 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature