Tahtis, V;
Kaski, D;
(2017)
Parkinson's disease treatments: focus on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
Journal of Parkinsonism and Restless Legs Syndrome
, 2017
(7)
pp. 55-70.
10.2147/JPRLS.S128146.
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Abstract
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is among the most common progressive neurodegenerative conditions worldwide, characterized by bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, and postural instability, in addition to a variety of cognitive and behavior complications. Current pharmacological treatment options focus on dopaminergic replacement, but these become less efficacious as the disease progresses. Noninvasive brain stimulation techniques have therefore gained favor in recent years as a means of treating the motor and non-motor complications of PD. Here we review the evidence behind the use of transcranial direct current stimulation in the treatment of motor and non-motor complications of PD, discuss the limitations that have hindered the introduction of transcranial direct current stimulation into mainstream clinical practice, and highlight future directions that may enable the translation of this research tool into clinical use.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Parkinson's disease treatments: focus on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.2147/JPRLS.S128146 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.2147/JPRLS.S128146 |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Parkinson’s disease, transcranial direct current stimulation, motor, cognitive, non-motor |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10063643 |
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