期刊
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
卷 25, 期 3, 页码 417-425出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.06.027
关键词
EEG; tDCS; Polarization; Epilepsy; Transcranial; Safety
资金
- FCT [SFRH/BD/29020/2006]
- CIMIT (Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology)
- Tecnifar SA
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/29020/2006] Funding Source: FCT
We aimed to investigate the feasibility of an experimental system for simultaneous transcranial DC stimulation (tDCS) and EEG recording in human epilepsy. We report tolerability of this system in a cross-over controlled trial with 15 healthy subjects and preliminary effects of its use, testing repeated tDCS sessions, in two patients with drug-refractory Continuous Spike-Wave Discharges During Slow Sleep (CSWS). Our system combining continuous recording of the EEG with tDCS allows detailed evaluation of the interictal activity during the entire process. Stimulation with 1 mA was well-tolerated in both healthy volunteers and patients with refractory epilepsy. The large reduction in interictal epileptiform EEG discharges in the two subjects with epilepsy supports further investigation of tDCS using this combined method of stimulation and monitoring in epilepsy. Continuous monitoring of epileptic activity throughout tDCS improves safety and allows detailed evaluation of epileptic activity changes induced by tDCS in patients. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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