CLINICAL EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT MONTAGES OF TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON’DISEASE

Clinical effects of different montages of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by motor deficits which may not completely respond to the dopaminergic therapy, thus posing a therapeutic challenge. Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) have shown promising results as possible alternative of treatment in different neurological disorders including PD. The therapeutic effect of tDCS, which may increase (anodal currents) or decrease (cathodal currents) the cortical excitability level, likely relies on modulation of cortico-subcortical interactions and abnormal patterns of cortical activation. Objective: To investigate safety and therapeutic potential of different…