Testing the therapeutic effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in semantic dementia: a double blind, sham controlled, randomized clinical trial

Testing the therapeutic effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in semantic dementia: a double blind, sham controlled, randomized clinical trial

Abstract Background Semantic dementia is a neurodegenerative disease that primarily affects the left anterior temporal lobe, resulting in a gradual loss of conceptual knowledge. There is currently no validated treatment. Transcranial stimulation has provided evidence for long-lasting language effect...

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Main Authors: Clara Sanches, Richard Levy, Sarah Benisty, Lisette Volpe-Gillot, Marie-Odile Habert, Aurelie Kas, Sébastian Ströer, Nadya Pyatigorskaya, Anna Kaglik, Angelina Bourbon, Bruno Dubois, Raffaella Migliaccio, Antoni Valero-Cabré, Marc Teichmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Non-invasive brain stimulation
Transcranial direct current stimulation
Semantic dementia
Primary progressive aphasia
Language impairments
Neurodegenerative diseases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3613-z

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