Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Ameliorate Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Current State of Cognitive Neurorehabilitation in Post-Stroke Recovery
2.1. Cognitive Profile
2.2. Impact of Cognitive Impairment on Other Modalities of Recovery
2.3. Interventions to Improve Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment
3. tDCS Mechanism, Considerations and Other Uses
3.1. Mechanism of Action
3.2. Practical Features of tDCS
3.3. Models of Neuroplasticity to Guide Stimulation Targets
3.4. Task-Dependency of tDCS and Approaches to Therapy
3.5. Brain State-Dependency for tDCS and Priming
3.6. Limitations of tDCS
3.7. Comparison of tDCS to Other Neuromodulatory Techniques Used in Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment
4. tDCS Therapy in Stroke Patient Populations
4.1. tDCS for Cognitive Performance in Stroke: Language
4.2. tDCS for Cognitive Performance in Stroke: Attention
4.3. tDCS for Cognitive Performance in Stroke: Other Domains of Cognition
4.3.1. Global Cognition
4.3.2. Memory and Verbal Learning
4.3.3. Executive Function
4.3.4. Perceptual Motor Function
4.3.5. Social Cognition
4.4. Considerations Unique to Post-Stroke Patient Populations
4.4.1. Medications Acting on the Central Nervous System
4.4.2. Chronicity of Intervention
4.4.3. Neurovascular Effects
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sloane, K.L.; Hamilton, R.H. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Ameliorate Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment. Brain Sci. 2024, 14, 614. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14060614
Sloane KL, Hamilton RH. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Ameliorate Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment. Brain Sciences. 2024; 14(6):614. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14060614
Chicago/Turabian StyleSloane, Kelly L., and Roy H. Hamilton. 2024. "Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Ameliorate Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment" Brain Sciences 14, no. 6: 614. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14060614