Blinding in electric current stimulation in subacute neglect patients with current densities of 0.8 A/m²: a cross-over pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Neglect after stroke is a disabling disorder and its rehabilitation is a major challenge. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) seems to be a promising adjuvant technique to improve standard care neglect therapy. Since electric fields are influenced by age-related factors, higher current densities are probably needed for effective treatment in aged stroke patients. Validation of treatment efficacy requires sham-controlled experiments, but increased current densities might comprise blinding. Therefore, a pilot study was conducted to test sham adequacy when using current density of 0.8 A/m². Whether especially neglect patients who mainly suffer from perceptual and attentional deficits are able to differentiate beyond chance active from sham tDCS was inve

SUBMITTER: Gorsler A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7836170 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature