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Treating developmental dyslexia using transcranial stimulation combined with a reading stimulation program: A pilot study
- Source :
- World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences. 7:080-088
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- GSC Online Press, 2021.
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Abstract
- Objective: Evaluate the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with reading therapy on the performance of reading tasks in a serie of cases of children and adolescents with developmental dyslexia (DD). Method: (IRB/UNIFESP number:1281/2017). Four dyslexic students (two children and two adolescents) were evaluated with regards to rate and accuracy of reading fluency on three occasions: pre-intervention as well as one and six months after intervention. The intervention consisted of five consecutive sessions of active tDCS (1 mA for 20 minutes), followed by a two-day interval and another five sessions of tDCS combined with cognitive skills stimulation of phonological processing and decoding of words. Anodal tDCS was administered over the left parieto-occipital cortex, with the cathode placed over contralateral deltoid muscle. Each session was preceded by execution of semantic-lexical and phonological evocation tasks. Data were analyzed using Friedman test and JT method for analysis of clinical significance and the reliable change index. Results: Improvements were found in text reading rate and accuracy and word accuracy at the one-month and six-month evaluation. A significant increase was found in correct reading of words and pseudowords six months after intervention. Most of the improvements were reliable, with clinical significance in some cases. Conclusion: Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with a reading stimulation program proved effective at improving reading skills in these participants.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Longitudinal study
Transcranial direct-current stimulation
business.industry
media_common.quotation_subject
medicine.medical_treatment
Dyslexia
Stimulation
Audiology
medicine.disease
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Reading
Longitudinal Study
Fluency
Reading (process)
Deltoid muscle
medicine
Cognitive skill
business
media_common
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 25825542
- Volume :
- 7
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....84888406e3c33cd9bbe90063a1750c7e