Transcranial direct electrical stimulation for hand function in a stroke patient with severe upper limb paralysis due to lenticulostriate artery occlusion: a case report

Abstract Background Transcranial direct current stimulation, a therapeutic modality to modulate the excitability of injured and uninjured brain hemispheres in stroke patients, is expected to be effective in treating upper limb paralysis. We describe the use of transcranial direct current stimulation...

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Main Authors: Koichiro Hirayama, Takeshi Fuchigami, Shu Morioka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03137-1