Transcranial direct current stimulation improves seizure control in patients with Rasmussen encephalitis
EPILEPTIC DISORDERS, vol.18, no.1, pp.58-66, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 18 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.1684/epd.2016.0796
- Journal Name: EPILEPTIC DISORDERS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.58-66
- Keywords: direct current stimulation, Rasmussen encephalitis, epilepsy, NONINVASIVE BRAIN-STIMULATION, VAGUS NERVE-STIMULATION, CORTICAL EXCITABILITY, MAGNETIC STIMULATION, REFRACTORY EPILEPSY, HEALTHY-SUBJECTS, DC POLARIZATION, FOCAL EPILEPSY, CLINICAL-TRIAL, MOTOR FUNCTION
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Aim. Rasmussen encephalitis is associated with severe seizures that are unresponsive to antiepileptic drugs, as well as immunosuppressants. Transcranial direct current stimulation (t-DCS) is a non-invasive and safe method tried mostly for focal epilepsies with different aetiologies. To date, there is only one published study with two case reports describing the effect of t-DCS in Rasmussen encephalitis. Our aim was to investigate the effect of t-DCS on seizures in Rasmussen encephalitis and to clarify its safety.