Therapeutic Use of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Dystonia

Angelo Quartarone; Angelo Quartarone; Vincenzo Rizzo; Carmen Terranova; Alberto Cacciola; Demetrio Milardi; Demetrio Milardi; Alessandro Calamuneri; Gaetana Chillemi; Paolo Girlanda

doi:10.3389/fnins.2017.00423

Frontiers in Neuroscience (Jul 2017)

Therapeutic Use of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Dystonia

Angelo Quartarone,
Angelo Quartarone,
Vincenzo Rizzo,
Carmen Terranova,
Alberto Cacciola,
Demetrio Milardi,
Demetrio Milardi,
Alessandro Calamuneri,
Gaetana Chillemi,
Paolo Girlanda

Affiliations

Angelo Quartarone: Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morphological and Functional Images, University of MessinaMessina, Italy
Angelo Quartarone: Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo (IRCCS)Messina, Italy
Vincenzo Rizzo: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of MessinaMessina, Italy
Carmen Terranova: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of MessinaMessina, Italy
Alberto Cacciola: Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo (IRCCS)Messina, Italy
Demetrio Milardi: Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morphological and Functional Images, University of MessinaMessina, Italy
Demetrio Milardi: Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo (IRCCS)Messina, Italy
Alessandro Calamuneri: Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morphological and Functional Images, University of MessinaMessina, Italy
Gaetana Chillemi: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of MessinaMessina, Italy
Paolo Girlanda: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of MessinaMessina, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2017.00423
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11

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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) are non-invasive methods for stimulating cortical neurons that have been increasingly used in the neurology realm and in the neurosciences applied to movement disorders. In addition, these tools have the potential to be delivered as clinically therapeutic approach. Despite several studies support this hypothesis, there are several limitations related to the extreme variability of the stimulation protocols, clinical enrolment and variability of rTMS and tDCS after effects that make clinical interpretation very difficult. Aim of the present study will be to critically discuss the state of art therapeutically applications of rTMS and tDCS in dystonia.

Published in Frontiers in Neuroscience

ISSN: 1662-4548 (Print); 1662-453X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Website: http://www.frontiersin.org/neuroscience

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