Recovering arm function in chronic stroke patients using combined anodal HD-tDCS and virtual reality therapy (ReArm): a study protocol for a randomized controlled …

CO Muller, M Muthalib, D Mottet, S Perrey, G Dray… - Trials, 2021 - Springer
Background After a stroke, 80% of the chronic patients have difficulties to use their paretic
upper limb (UL) in activities of daily life (ADL) even after rehabilitation. Virtual reality therapy …

Transcranial direct current stimulation with virtual reality versus virtual reality alone for upper extremity rehabilitation in stroke: a meta-analysis

J Meng, Z Yan, F Gu, X Tao, T Xue, D Liu, Z Wang - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Background Stroke is one of the most prevalent diseases. Motor impairment in patients with
stroke frequently affects the upper extremities. Several randomized clinical trials (RCTs) …

Effectiveness of a combined transcranial direct current stimulation and virtual reality-based intervention on upper limb function in chronic individuals post-stroke with …

R Llorens, MA Fuentes, A Borrego, J Latorre… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Functional impairments derived from the non-use of severely affected upper
limb after stroke have been proposed to be mitigated by action observation and imagination …

Effects of the addition of transcranial direct current stimulation to virtual reality therapy after stroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial

RT Viana, GEC Laurentino, RJP Souza… - …, 2014 - content.iospress.com
Background: Upper limb (UL) impairment is the most common disabling deficit following a
stroke. Previous studies have suggested that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) …

Arm motor recovery using a virtual reality intervention in chronic stroke: randomized control trial

SK Subramanian, CB Lourenço… - … and neural repair, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction. Despite interest in virtual environments (VEs) for poststroke arm motor
rehabilitation, advantages over physical environment (PE) training have not been …

Intensive virtual reality-based training for upper limb motor function in chronic stroke: a feasibility study using a single case experimental design and fMRI

C Schuster-Amft, A Henneke… - Disability and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To evaluate feasibility and neurophysiological changes after virtual reality (VR)-
based training of upper limb (UL) movements. Method: Single-case ABA-design with two …

Combination transcranial direct current stimulation and virtual reality therapy for upper extremity training in patients with subacute stroke

SJ Lee, MH Chun - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the effects of combination cathodal transcranial direct current
stimulation (tDCS) and virtual reality (VR) therapy for upper extremity (UE) training in …

Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with rehabilitation on arm and hand function in stroke patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

JH Lee, YJ Jeun, HY Park, YJ Jung - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique
that may enhance motor recovery after stroke. We performed a systematic review and meta …

Virtual reality training for upper extremity in subacute stroke (VIRTUES): study protocol for a randomized controlled multicenter trial

I Brunner, JS Skouen, H Hofstad, LI Strand, F Becker… - BMC neurology, 2014 - Springer
Background Novel virtual reality rehabilitation systems provide the potential to increase
intensity and offer challenging and motivating tasks. The efficacy of virtual reality systems to …

Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation with virtual reality on upper limb function in patients with ischemic stroke: a randomized controlled trial

X Yao, L Cui, J Wang, W Feng, Y Bao, Q Xie - Journal of neuroengineering …, 2020 - Springer
Background Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques have been shown in several studies
to improve the motor recovery of the affected upper-limbs in stroke patients. This study aims …