Literature Review on the Effects of tDCS Coupled with Robotic Therapy in Post Stroke Upper Limb Rehabilitation
Today neurological diseases such as stroke represent one of the leading cause of long-term disability. Many research efforts have been focused on designing new and effective rehabilitation strategies. In particular, robotic treatment for upper limb stroke rehabilitation has received significant atte...
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doaj-703bc22dedd94349ab42a102048f88a22020-11-25T02:09:33ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612017-05-011110.3389/fnhum.2017.00268237895Literature Review on the Effects of tDCS Coupled with Robotic Therapy in Post Stroke Upper Limb RehabilitationDavide Simonetti0Loredana Zollo1Stefano Milighetti2Sandra Miccinilli3Marco Bravi4Federico Ranieri5Giovanni Magrone6Eugenio Guglielmelli7Vincenzo Di Lazzaro8Silvia Sterzi9Research Unit of Biomedical Robotics and Biomicrosystems, Università Campus Bio-Medico di RomaRome, ItalyResearch Unit of Biomedical Robotics and Biomicrosystems, Università Campus Bio-Medico di RomaRome, ItalyUnit of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di RomaRome, ItalyUnit of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di RomaRome, ItalyUnit of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di RomaRome, ItalyUnit of Neurology, Neurophysiology and Neurobiology, Università Campus Bio-Medico di RomaRome, ItalyUnit of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di RomaRome, ItalyResearch Unit of Biomedical Robotics and Biomicrosystems, Università Campus Bio-Medico di RomaRome, ItalyUnit of Neurology, Neurophysiology and Neurobiology, Università Campus Bio-Medico di RomaRome, ItalyUnit of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di RomaRome, ItalyToday neurological diseases such as stroke represent one of the leading cause of long-term disability. Many research efforts have been focused on designing new and effective rehabilitation strategies. In particular, robotic treatment for upper limb stroke rehabilitation has received significant attention due to its ability to provide high-intensity and repetitive movement therapy with less effort than traditional methods. In addition, the development of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) has also demonstrated the capability of modulating brain excitability thus increasing motor performance. The combination of these two methods is expected to enhance functional and motor recovery after stroke; to this purpose, the current trends in this research field are presented and discussed through an in-depth analysis of the state-of-the-art. The heterogeneity and the restricted number of collected studies make difficult to perform a systematic review. However, the literature analysis of the published data seems to demonstrate that the association of tDCS with robotic training has the same clinical gain derived from robotic therapy alone. Future studies should investigate combined approach tailored to the individual patient's characteristics, critically evaluating the brain areas to be targeted and the induced functional changes.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00268/fullstrokecerebrovascular accident (CVA)upper-limbtDCSneurorehabilitationrobot-aided therapy |
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Davide Simonetti Loredana Zollo Stefano Milighetti Sandra Miccinilli Marco Bravi Federico Ranieri Giovanni Magrone Eugenio Guglielmelli Vincenzo Di Lazzaro Silvia Sterzi Literature Review on the Effects of tDCS Coupled with Robotic Therapy in Post Stroke Upper Limb Rehabilitation Frontiers in Human Neuroscience stroke cerebrovascular accident (CVA) upper-limb tDCS neurorehabilitation robot-aided therapy |
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Davide Simonetti Loredana Zollo Stefano Milighetti Sandra Miccinilli Marco Bravi Federico Ranieri Giovanni Magrone Eugenio Guglielmelli Vincenzo Di Lazzaro Silvia Sterzi |
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Literature Review on the Effects of tDCS Coupled with Robotic Therapy in Post Stroke Upper Limb Rehabilitation |
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Literature Review on the Effects of tDCS Coupled with Robotic Therapy in Post Stroke Upper Limb Rehabilitation |
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Literature Review on the Effects of tDCS Coupled with Robotic Therapy in Post Stroke Upper Limb Rehabilitation |
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Literature Review on the Effects of tDCS Coupled with Robotic Therapy in Post Stroke Upper Limb Rehabilitation |
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Literature Review on the Effects of tDCS Coupled with Robotic Therapy in Post Stroke Upper Limb Rehabilitation |
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literature review on the effects of tdcs coupled with robotic therapy in post stroke upper limb rehabilitation |
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Today neurological diseases such as stroke represent one of the leading cause of long-term disability. Many research efforts have been focused on designing new and effective rehabilitation strategies. In particular, robotic treatment for upper limb stroke rehabilitation has received significant attention due to its ability to provide high-intensity and repetitive movement therapy with less effort than traditional methods. In addition, the development of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) has also demonstrated the capability of modulating brain excitability thus increasing motor performance. The combination of these two methods is expected to enhance functional and motor recovery after stroke; to this purpose, the current trends in this research field are presented and discussed through an in-depth analysis of the state-of-the-art. The heterogeneity and the restricted number of collected studies make difficult to perform a systematic review. However, the literature analysis of the published data seems to demonstrate that the association of tDCS with robotic training has the same clinical gain derived from robotic therapy alone. Future studies should investigate combined approach tailored to the individual patient's characteristics, critically evaluating the brain areas to be targeted and the induced functional changes. |
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stroke cerebrovascular accident (CVA) upper-limb tDCS neurorehabilitation robot-aided therapy |
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