Transcranial direct current stimulation in neglect rehabilitation after stroke: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Hemispatial neglect is one of the most frequent attention disorders after stroke. The presence of neglect is associated with longer hospital stays, extended rehabilitation periods, and poorer functional recovery. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a new technique with promising results in neglect rehabilitation; therefore, the objective of this systematic review, performed following the PRISMA guidelines, is to evaluate the effectiveness of tDCS on neglect recovery after stroke. The search was done in MEDLINE (PubMed), Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and BioMed Central databases. A total of 311 articles were found; only 11 met the inclusion criteria, including 152 post-stroke patients in total. Methodological quality and risk of bias were assessed for all the studi

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Rodriguez B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9618519 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature