title: [Transcranial direct current stimulation: a new tool for neurostimulation].
abstract: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a safe method to modulate cortical excitability. Anodal stimulation can improve the stimulated area's functions whereas cathodal stimulation reduces them. Currently, a lot of clinical trials have been conducted to study the effect of tDCS on post-stroke motor and language deficits, in depression, chronic pain, memory impairment and tinnitus in order to decrease symptoms. Results showed that, if an effect is observed with tDCS, it does not persist over time. Current studies suggest that direct current stimulation is a promising technique that helps to improve rehabilitation after stroke, to enhance cognitive deficiencies, to reduce depression and to relieve chronic pain. Moreover, it is a safe, simple and cheap device that could be easily integrated in a rehabilitation program.
authors.affiliation: Coma science group, Cyclotron research center and neurology department, university and university hospital of Liege, 8, allée du 6-Août, B30, 4000 Liege Sart-Tilman, Belgique.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thibaut
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chatelle
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gosseries
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laureys
authors.forename: M-A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bruno
mesh_terms: D020013:Calcium Signaling; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000628:therapy; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004566:Electrodes; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000628:therapy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000502:physiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation
chemical_list: D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate