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The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on cognitive performance in youth with persistent cognitive symptoms following concussion: a controlled pilot study.
- Source :
- Brain Injury; 2022, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p39-51, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Explore the feasibility, tolerability, and early efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as a therapeutic intervention for youth with cognitive persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS). tDCS improves performance on a dual task working memory (WM) paradigm in youth with cognitive PPCS. Twelve youth experiencing cognitive PPCS. A quasi-randomized pilot trial was used to explore the tolerability of, and performance differences on, a dual N-Back WM task paired with active or sham tDCS over 3 sessions. Accuracy and reaction time on WM task and self-report of tDCS tolerability. Trends toward increases in accuracy from Day 1 to 3 seen in both groups. Active tDCS group performed better than sham on Day 2 in N-Back level N2 (p =.019), and marginally better than the sham group on Day 3 in level N3 (p =.26). Participants reported tDCS as tolerable; compared to the active tDCS group, the sham group reported more "considerable" (p =.078) and "strong" symptoms (p =.097). tDCS is a promising tool for enhancing WM performance and is a feasible and tolerable adjunct to behavioral interventions in youth with cognitive PPCS. A clinical trial to demonstrate efficacy is warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COGNITION disorders
PILOT projects
MEMORY
EXECUTIVE function
MEDICAL rehabilitation
REHABILITATION centers
CHRONIC diseases
RESEARCH methodology
SELF-evaluation
TASK performance
PATIENTS
COGNITIVE rehabilitation
POSTCONCUSSION syndrome
TREATMENT effectiveness
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
COMPARATIVE studies
TRANSCRANIAL direct current stimulation
BRAIN concussion
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
COGNITIVE testing
REACTION time
DOSE-response relationship in biochemistry
EVALUATION
DISEASE complications
ADOLESCENCE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02699052
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Brain Injury
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 156475339
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2022.2034179