title: [Non-invasive brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease].
abstract: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a major socio-economic burden increasing with the aging population. In advanced PD, the emergence of symptoms refractory to conventional therapy poses a therapeutic challenge. The success of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and advances in the understanding of the pathophysiology of PD have raised interest in non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) as an alternative therapeutic tool. NIBS could offer an alternative approach for patients at risk who are excluded from surgery and/or to treat refractory symptoms. The treatment of the freezing of gait, a major cause of disability and falls in PD patients, could be enhanced by transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). A therapeutic study is currently performed at the Department of Neurology at the CHUV.
authors.forename: Gianandrea
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gajo
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pollak
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lüscher
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benninger
mesh_terms: D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D065908:Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation / Q000379:methods*