Characterization of responders to transcranial direct current stimulation in disorders of consciousness: A retrospective study of 8 clinical trials.
Neurotherapeutics April 18, 2025 Alice Barra, Rodrigo Huerta-Gutierrez, Jitka Annen et al. 3 citations
The treatment for patients with disorders of consciousness challenges researchers and clinicians. The stimulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may enhance behavioral responsiveness of a subset of patients in a minimally conscious state, while having limited effects in unresponsive patients. However, heterogeneity in responses...
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurot.2025.e00587 (opens in new tab)
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Altered consciousness
Behavioral assessment
Disorders of consciousness
Neuromodulation
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