Background: Clinical impact of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) alone for Parkinson's disease (PD) is still a challenge. Thus, there is a need to synthesize available results, analyze methodologically and statistically, and provide evidence to guide tDCS in PD.Objective: Investigate isolated tDCS effect in different brain areas and number of stimulated targets on PD motor symptoms.Methods: A systematic review was carried out up to February 2021, in databases: Cochrane Library, EMBASE, PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of science. Full text articles evaluating effect of active tDCS (anodic or cathodic) vs. sham or control on motor symptoms of PD were included.Results: Ten studies (n = 236) were included in meta-analysis and 25 studies (n = 405) in qualitative synthesis. The most frequently stimulated targets were dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and primary motor cortex. No significant effect was found among single targets on motor outcomes: Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) III – motor aspects (MD = −0.98%, 95% CI = −10.03 to 8.07, p = 0.83, I2 = 0%), UPDRS IV – dyskinesias (MD = −0.89%, CI 95% = −3.82 to 2.03, p = 0.55, I2 = 0%) and motor fluctuations (MD = −0.67%, CI 95% = −2.45 to 1.11, p = 0.46, I2 = 0%), timed up and go – gait (MD = 0.14%, CI 95% = −0.72 to 0.99, p = 0.75, I2 = 0%), Berg Balance Scale – balance (MD = 0.73%, CI 95% = −1.01 to 2.47, p = 0.41, I2 = 0%). There was no significant effect of single vs. multiple targets in: UPDRS III – motor aspects (MD = 2.05%, CI 95% = −1.96 to 6.06, p = 0.32, I2 = 0%) and gait (SMD = −0.05%, 95% CI = −0.28 to 0.17, p = 0.64, I2 = 0%). Simple univariate meta-regression analysis between treatment dosage and effect size revealed that number of sessions (estimate = −1.7, SE = 1.51, z-score = −1.18, p = 0.2, IC = −4.75 to 1.17) and cumulative time (estimate = −0.07, SE = 0.07, z-score = −0.99, p = 0.31, IC = −0.21 to 0.07) had no significant association.Conclusion: There was no significant tDCS alone short-term effect on motor function, balance, gait, dyskinesias or motor fluctuations in Parkinson's disease, regardless of brain area or targets stimulated.
Introdução: Em pacientes com Acidente Vascular Cerebral (AVC) agudo, que experimentam déficits acentuados de equilíbrio, pode-se suspeitar da Síndrome de Pusher. Objetivo: Analisar eficácia do tratamento da Síndrome de Pusher (SP) e heminegligência através da Terapia de Espelho (TE). Material e métodos: Relata-se o caso de um paciente com 6 meses pós-AVC, 55 anos, do sexo masculino, com heminegligência e SP associadas ao quadro clínico de hemiplegia proporcionada à esquerda. O paciente foi avaliado pelas escalas: Escala de Equilíbrio de Berg (EEB), Escala de Fulg-Meyer (FM), Medida de Independência Funcional (MIF), Contraversive Pushing Scale (CPS) e teste do desenho para heminegligência (TDH). Foi realizada a TE de modo que todo o hemicorpo saudável ficava refletido na imagem. Foram realizadas 15 sessões de exercícios, com 50 minutos de duração. Resultados: Observa-se uma melhora considerável nas pontuações da FM - função sensorial e na MIF. A melhora da heminegligência e da SP também foi observada pelos testes aplicados. As pontuações da EEB e FM, seção membro superior e membro inferior obtiveram diferenças mínimas na comparação antes e após o tratamento. Conclusão: A TE aplicada sobre todo o hemicorpo afetado foi capaz de promover melhora na heminegligência e SP de paciente agudo pós-AVE.Palavras-chave: acidente vascular cerebral, equilíbrio postural, fisioterapia.
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