Estimulação transcraniana por corrente contínua associada ao treino de marcha sobre a funcionalidade e a excitabilidade cortical de crianças com paralisia cerebral: ensaio clínico controlado, aleatorizado e duplo cego

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) anode over the primary motor cortex, associated with treadmill training and virtual reality on functionality and cortical excitability in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The study 1 aimed to describe the results obtained with treadmill training combined with tDCS anode in a child with delayed motor development. Article 2 presents the study project designed based on the findings obtained in the case report described in study 1. Study 3 analyzed the immediate results of tDCS over the primary motor cortex in children with CP. The study 4 aimed to determine the effects of tDCS associated with treadmill training in children with CP. The study 5 aimed to analyze the effects of tDCS during virtual reality. The study 6 aimed to verify if neurophysiological aspects such as motor evoked potentials, and neuroanatomical, as the location of the lesion (cortical or subcortical) cold be predictive factors of good answers in the intervention (active tDCS associated co gait training).