Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on grip force control in patients with cerebellar degeneration

Autor: Dagmar Timmann, Liane John, Joachim Hermsdörfer, Michael Küper, Thomas Hulst
Přispěvatelé: Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Cerebellum and Ataxias, 4(1):15. BioMed Central Ltd.
Cerebellum & Ataxias
Cerebellum & Ataxias, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
ISSN: 2053-8871
DOI: 10.1186/s40673-017-0072-8
Popis: Background: The control of grip forces when moving a hand held object is impaired in patients with cerebellar degeneration. We asked the question whether after-effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied to the lateral cerebellum or M1 improved grip force control in cerebellar patients. Methods: Grip force control while holding an object during cyclic arm movements was assessed in patients with pure cerebellar degeneration (n = 14, mean age 50.2 years ± SD 8.8 years) and age- and sex-matched control participants (n = 14, mean age 50.7 years ± SD 9.8 years). All subjects were tested before and after application of tDCS (2 mA, 22 min) in a within-subject design. Each subject received anodal tDCS applied to the cerebellum, anodal tDCS applied to M1 or sham-stimulation with a break of 1 week between the three experimental sessions. Results: There were no clear after-effects of tDCS on grip force control neither in control participants nor in cerebellar patients. Cerebellar patients showed typical impairments with higher grip forces, a higher variability of movements. Conclusion: In the present study, deficits in grip force control were neither improved by tDCS applied over the cerebellum nor M1 in cerebellar degeneration.
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