《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》

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Advance of Transcranianl Direct Current Stimulation for Dysphagia after Stroke (review)

ZHU Qi1, DU Yu-peng1, XU Shou-yu1,2   

  1. 1. Department of Rehabilitation, the 3rd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310005, China; 2. School of Medcine, Juntendo University, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
  • Published:2016-01-25 Online:2016-05-23

Abstract: Dysphasia is a fatal complication of stroke, and may result in other complications. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is helpful for the recovery of dysphasia associated with stroke, which may involve in the polarity and cerebral plasticity. There are advantages and disadvantages of tDCS compared with repetitive transcrnial magnetic stimulation.

Key words: stroke, dysphasia, transcranial direct current stimulation, review