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| Title |
Feasibility of focal transcranial DC polarization with simultaneous EEG recording: Preliminary assessment in healthy subjects and human epilepsy
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| Published in |
Epilepsy & Behavior, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.06.027 |
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| Authors |
Paula Faria, Felipe Fregni, Fernando Sebastião, Ana I. Dias, Alberto Leal |
| Abstract |
We aimed to investigate the feasibility of an experimental system for simultaneous transcranial DC stimulation (tDCS) and EEG recording in human epilepsy. We report tolerability of this system in a cross-over controlled trial with 15 healthy subjects and preliminary effects of its use, testing repeated tDCS sessions, in two patients with drug-refractory Continuous Spike-Wave Discharges During Slow Sleep (CSWS). Our system combining continuous recording of the EEG with tDCS allows detailed evaluation of the interictal activity during the entire process. Stimulation with 1 mA was well-tolerated in both healthy volunteers and patients with refractory epilepsy. The large reduction in interictal epileptiform EEG discharges in the two subjects with epilepsy supports further investigation of tDCS using this combined method of stimulation and monitoring in epilepsy. Continuous monitoring of epileptic activity throughout tDCS improves safety and allows detailed evaluation of epileptic activity changes induced by tDCS in patients. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 126 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 2% |
| Italy | 2 | 2% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 118 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 31 | 25% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 10% |
| Other | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 25 | 20% |
| Unknown | 16 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 25% |
| Neuroscience | 24 | 19% |
| Psychology | 17 | 13% |
| Engineering | 11 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 10% |
| Unknown | 23 | 18% |