Influence of transcranial direct current stimulation on dysphagia In stroke patients /
تأثير التنبيه الكهربي المباشر عبر الجمجمة في علاج صعوبة البلع في مرضى السكتة الدماغية
Mennat Allah Mohamed Ali ; Supervised Salah Abdelmonem Sawan , Abdelazem Mohamed Reda , Ahmed Hosny Kamel
- Cairo : Mennat Allah Mohamed Ali , 2015
- 106 P. : facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Neuromuscular and Neurosurgery
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation combined with intensive swallowing therapy on improving dysphagia in stroke patients. Subjects: Forty patients were selected from in-patient department of neurology, El-Kasr El-Ainy hospital with acute or sub-acute stroke. Patients were divided into two equal groups. Methods: patients in the study group (n = 20) received the selected physical therapy program as well as active transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), whereas patients in control group (n =20) received the selected physical therapy program as well as sham (tDCS). The following assessment including Dysphagia Outcome and Severity Scale (DOSS) and videofluoroscopy were measured before and after two weeks of treatment program. The period of the study was from June 2013 to February 2014. Results: before treatment there was no significant difference between the two groups regarding the scores of DOSS and the digital fluoroscopic findings