Cortico-spinal tDCS in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial followed by an open-label phase

Cortico-spinal tDCS in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial followed by an open-label phase

Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease for which no curative treatment is currently available. Objective: This study aimed to investigate whether cortico-spinal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) could mitigate symptoms in ALS patients via a randomized,...

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Main Authors: Alberto Benussi, Valentina Cantoni, Mario Grassi, Ilenia Libri, Maria Sofia Cotelli, Barbara Tarantino, Abhishek Datta, Chris Thomas, Nadine Huber, Sari Kärkkäinen, Sanna-Kaisa Herukka, Annakaisa Haapasalo, Massimiliano Filosto, Alessandro Padovani, Barbara Borroni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
Motor neuron disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Transcranial direct current stimulation
Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Short interval intracortical inhibition
Clinical trial
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X23019514

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