Noninvasive brain stimulations will be used in acute and chronic stroke patients to improve a variety of functions.
Noninvasive brain stimulations (NIBS) will be used in acute and chronic stroke patients to improve a variety of functions such as motor functions, cognitive functions, ... NIBS will be applied in a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised fashion. Behavioural data will be collected before and after NIBS, as well as brain functional imaging data.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
200
transcranial direct current stimulation
Department of Neurology, CHU Mont-Godinne
Yvoir, Namur, Belgium
change in function before/after tDCS
any brain function impaired by stroke
Time frame: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, 10-20-30-40-50-60 min after intervention; long-term after intervention : 1-2-3-4 weeks, 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12 months
change in neuroimaging and neurophysiological before/after tDCS
1. noninvasive neuroimaging : brain activity studied by means of fMRI 2. noninvasive neurophysiological measure : TMS, EEG,evoked potentials, EMG
Time frame: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, 10-20-30-40-50-60 min after intervention; long-term after intervention : 1-2-3-4 weeks, 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12 months
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