cerebrovascular accident stroke
Conditions
Interventions
attention
cerebrovascular accident patients
memory
stroke patients
transcranial direct current stimulation
Sponsors
Klimmendaal Revalidatiespecialisten
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Between 18-65 years of age, right-handed, non-smoking, normal or corrected-to-normal vision, have a history of an ischemic cerebral infarction (>4 months ago), reduced verbal long-term memory and attention/concentration assessed by neuropsychological testing, Dutch as a native language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Skin disease, metal in cranium, use of psychotropic drugs (including cannabis, XTC, amphetamines and cocaine), epilepsy or family history of epilepsy, history of closed-head injury, history of head surgery (other than due to stroke), history of neurological or psychiatric disorders (other than stroke), pre-existent cognitive problems, severe aphasia, neglect, hemianopia, medication use (i.e., antiepileptics, benzodiazepines, antidepressants and neuroleptica), medication pump, history of previous stroke, heart disease, cardiac pacemaker, pregnancy, of electronic hearing devices.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reaction time and accuracy on the memory and attention task. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not applicable. | — |
Countries
The Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed