O-2-6-15. Immediate effects of anodal tDCS combined with patterned electrical stimulation on gait performance in patients with stroke

Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with patterned electrical stimulation (PES) modulates spinal reciprocal inhibition and improves the ankle movement in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury (Yamaguchi et al., 2016). This study aimed to examine the immediate effects of anodal tDCS combined with PES on gait performance in patients with stroke. Twelve patients with subacute stroke participated in this double-masked, sham-controlled cross-over study. They randomly participated in the following sessions on separate days: (1) anodal tDCS+PES; (2) anodal tDCS+sham PES; (3) sham tDCS+PES.

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