Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on functional walking capacity in children with cerebral palsy

Caio Aparecido de Paschoal Castro; Natália de Almeida Carvalho Duarte; Amanda Queiróga; Veronica Unzueta; André Luís dos Santos Silva; Marcela de Oliveira Araújo; Cláudia Santos Oliveira; Luanda André Collange

doi:10.55905/revconv.17n.4-050

Authors

Caio Aparecido de Paschoal Castro
Natália de Almeida Carvalho Duarte
Amanda Queiróga
Veronica Unzueta
André Luís dos Santos Silva
Marcela de Oliveira Araújo
Cláudia Santos Oliveira
Luanda André Collange

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55905/revconv.17n.4-050

Keywords:

cerebral palsy, child, transcranial direct current stimulation, treadmill training, mobility, physical fitness

Abstract

To investigate the effects of a single session of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (atDCS) over the primary motor cortex (M1) or left temporal cortex (LTC) during treadmill training (TT) on functional walking capacity in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Seventeen children underwent TT combined with tDCS over M1, tDCS over the LTC and sham stimulation. The Six-Minute Walk Test was performed before, immediately after and 20 minutes after each intervention. TT combined with atDCS over the LTC resulted in a better performance in terms of heart rate, respiratory rate and perception of respiratory and physical effort. TT combined with tDCS over M1 and the LTC achieved similar results for gait speed and distance travelled on the test. Anodal tDCS can be considered a promising intervention for functional walking capacity in children with CP.

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