May Dual Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Enhance the Efficacy of Robot-Assisted Therapy for Promoting Upper Limb Recovery in Chronic Stroke?

Abstract

The adjunction of dual tDCS to robotic arm training did not further enhance recovery in the treated sample of patients with chronic stroke. However, a significant improvement in the subgroup of patients with a severe corticospinal dysfunction (as suggested by the absence of MEPs) suggests that they could benefit from such a treatment combination.