Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University -Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth and Development Disorders in Pediatrics

Background: Trans-cranial Direct Current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive therapeutic resource used to treat childrenwith cerebral palsy in which the motor cortex is stimulated using a low-intensity (1{u2013}2 mA), direct, electrical current through surface electrodes Objective: To provide updated evidence for tDCS effects on rehabilitation of functional motor skills ofchildren with cerebral palsy. Data sources: Ovid, Cochrane, Science direct, Web of science, EPSCOhost, Pub Med andGoogle scholar website were searched from their earliest records up to August 2017. Data extraction: Templatewas created to systematically code the demographic, methodological, andmiscellaneous variables of each randomized control trail (RCT). The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale was used to evaluate the study quality.A level of evidence was assigned to each study according to Levels of evidence (adapted from Sackett). Data synthesis: Nine randomized control trails were included with 192 participants in total. Best evidence synthesis was applied tosummarize the outcomes, which were balance, gaitparameters, spasticity and upper limb function

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