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ArticleIranian journal of child neurology2024

The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on M1 with and without Mirror Visual Feedback on Range of Motion and Hand Grip Strength of the Affected Upper Limb in Children with Spastic Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy.

Pegah Farzamfar, Ali Heirani, Ehsan Amiri, Mustafa Sedighi, Daniel Gomes da Silva Machado

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Pegah FarzamfarDepartment Motor behavior and Corrective Exercises. Faculty of Sport Sciences. Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
Ali HeiraniDepartment Motor behavior and Corrective Exercises. Faculty of Sport Sciences. Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
Ehsan AmiriExercise Metabolism and Performance lab (EMPL), Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
Mustafa SedighiDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Daniel Gomes da Silva MachadoResearch Group in Neuroscience of Human Movement (NeuroMove), Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.

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Objectives: This study investigated the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) before and during the mirror visual feedback (MVF) on hand grip strength (HGS) and range of motion of the affected hand in children with spastic hemiplegia cerebral palsy (SHCP). Materials & Methods: Twelve children with SHCP participated in this randomized, crossover, and double-blind study. They were randomly exposed to one of four intervention conditions, including 1) a-tDCS-offline, 2) s-tDCS-offline, 3) a-tDCS-online, and 4) s-tDCS-online, with a one-week interval. Participants in the online condition received either anodal or sham tDCS during MVF, while those in the offline condition received tDCS before performing MVF. The tDCS was applied over the M1 area of the affected hemisphere for 20 minutes at 1 mA intensity. The HGS and range of motion of the wrist and elbow (ROM-W and ROM-E) of the affected limb were measured before (pre) and immediately after (post) interventions in each session. Results: The results showed that the HGS was significantly higher under a-tDCS-offline ( Conclusion: The results might have practical implications regarding the timing of the application of tDCS in conjunction with MVF in children with SHCP.

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Hemiplegia Spastic Cerebral- PalsyMirror Visual FeedbackMotor FunctionNon-Invasive BrainStimulationSynergistic Effect

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PMCPMC11520274

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