Tactile agnosia is a rare syndrome occurring after parietal damages and characterized by inability to recognize objects on tactile exploration (Bauer, 1993). Due to a stroke in right parietal lobe, US complained left unimanual tactile agnosia. Cognitive and sensory functions were completely preserved. This study aimed to investigate whether an off-line program of anodical tDCS stimulation may influence the patient’s performance. Sessions of 5 days of stimulation (A) and 5 days of non-stimulation (B) were alternated and repeated three times. Two sites of stimulation (20 minutes at 2mA) were counterbalanced every day (2 hours of interval): the perilesional parietal area (P4 – specific stimulation) and the occipital lobe (0z-02- not specific stimulation). These results indicate that specific a-tDCS stimulation may support rehabilitation programs of behavioural exercises
A tDCS program for rehabilitation of Tactile Agnosia / D'Imperio, Daniela; R., Avesani; E., Rossato; S., Aganetto; Moro, Valentina. - STAMPA. - (2015). (Intervento presentato al convegno Thirty-Third European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology tenutosi a Bressanone nel 25-30 Gennaio 2015).
A tDCS program for rehabilitation of Tactile Agnosia
D'IMPERIO, DANIELA;MORO, valentina
2015
Abstract
Tactile agnosia is a rare syndrome occurring after parietal damages and characterized by inability to recognize objects on tactile exploration (Bauer, 1993). Due to a stroke in right parietal lobe, US complained left unimanual tactile agnosia. Cognitive and sensory functions were completely preserved. This study aimed to investigate whether an off-line program of anodical tDCS stimulation may influence the patient’s performance. Sessions of 5 days of stimulation (A) and 5 days of non-stimulation (B) were alternated and repeated three times. Two sites of stimulation (20 minutes at 2mA) were counterbalanced every day (2 hours of interval): the perilesional parietal area (P4 – specific stimulation) and the occipital lobe (0z-02- not specific stimulation). These results indicate that specific a-tDCS stimulation may support rehabilitation programs of behavioural exercisesI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
