The investigators hypothesize that transcranial direct current stimulation over the motor cortex will reduce muscle overflow and improve hand function in children with primary or secondary dystonia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
100
active TDCS
TDCS at 0mA
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, United States
RECRUITINGHand muscle overflow
surface EMG measure of overflow into muscles during attempted relaxation.
Time frame: 10 minutes post- transcranial Direct-current Stimulation (TDCS)
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