Unlocking the Potential of the Brain: Can Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Play a Masterstroke in Poststroke Neurorehabilitation?

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Titel: Unlocking the Potential of the Brain: Can Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Play a Masterstroke in Poststroke Neurorehabilitation?
Autoren: Sujita Kumar Kar, Babli Kumari
Quelle: Annals of Indian Psychiatry, Vol 9, Iss 3, Pp 293-294 (2025)
Verlagsinformationen: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2025.
Publikationsjahr: 2025
Bestand: LCC:Psychiatry
Schlagwörter: motor deficits, neurorehabilitation, stroke, transcranial direct current stimulation, Psychiatry, RC435-571
Beschreibung: Stroke is a major cause of disability worldwide, and occupational and physical therapy are commonly used for rehabilitation. However, in recent years, neurorehabilitation has become an important component of stroke management. This case report describes the use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in an adult female who had experienced three strokes in the past 10 years and presented with motor coordination difficulties, speech and visual impairments, and comorbidities including hypertension, rheumatic heart disease, and hypothyroidism. Neurological examination was conducted, and tDCS sessions were planned for motor and cognitive deficits using a cathode over the right motor cortex and an anode over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. The patient received 12 sessions of tDCS over 2 weeks, resulting in improved motor function, cognition, and mood without any reported side effects. The study concludes that tDCS is a safe and noninvasive brain stimulation technique that can help facilitate stroke recovery.
Publikationsart: article
Dateibeschreibung: electronic resource
Sprache: English
ISSN: 2588-8358
2588-8366
Relation: https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/aip.aip_105_23; https://doaj.org/toc/2588-8358; https://doaj.org/toc/2588-8366
DOI: 10.4103/aip.aip_105_23
Zugangs-URL: https://doaj.org/article/632a04bde13648ea96e033c44307817f
Dokumentencode: edsdoj.632a04bde13648ea96e033c44307817f
Datenbank: Directory of Open Access Journals
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Abstract:Stroke is a major cause of disability worldwide, and occupational and physical therapy are commonly used for rehabilitation. However, in recent years, neurorehabilitation has become an important component of stroke management. This case report describes the use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in an adult female who had experienced three strokes in the past 10 years and presented with motor coordination difficulties, speech and visual impairments, and comorbidities including hypertension, rheumatic heart disease, and hypothyroidism. Neurological examination was conducted, and tDCS sessions were planned for motor and cognitive deficits using a cathode over the right motor cortex and an anode over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. The patient received 12 sessions of tDCS over 2 weeks, resulting in improved motor function, cognition, and mood without any reported side effects. The study concludes that tDCS is a safe and noninvasive brain stimulation technique that can help facilitate stroke recovery.
ISSN:25888358
25888366
DOI:10.4103/aip.aip_105_23