Multitarget Transcranial Electrical Stimulation for Freezing of Gait: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Mov Disord
; 36(11): 2693-2698, 2021 11.
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BACKGROUND: Treatments of freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson's disease are suboptimal. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of multiple sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) targeting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and primary motor cortex (M1) on FOG. METHODS: Seventy-seven individuals with Parkinson's disease and FOG were enrolled in a double-blinded randomized trial. tDCS and sham interventions comprised 10 sessions over 2 weeks followed by five once-weekly sessions. FOG-provoking test performance (primary outcome), functional outcomes, and self-reported FOG severity were assessed. RESULTS: Primary analyses demonstrated no advantage for tDCS in the FOG-provoking test. In secondary analyses, tDCS, compared with sham, decreased self-reported FOG severity and increased daily living step counts. Among individuals with mild-to-moderate FOG severity, tDCS improved FOG-provoking test time and self-report of FOG. CONCLUSIONS: Multisession tDCS targeting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and M1 did not improve laboratory-based FOG-provoking test performance. Improvements observed in participants with mild-to-moderate FOG severity warrant further investigation. © 2021 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad de Parkinson
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Trastornos Neurológicos de la Marcha
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Estimulación Transcraneal de Corriente Directa
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Corteza Motora
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Mov Disord
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Año:
2021
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos