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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 21, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21061948
Keywords
transcranial magnetic stimulation; transcranial direct current stimulation; non-invasive brain stimulation; neurodegenerative ataxia; cerebellar ataxia; therapy
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Cerebellar ataxias are a heterogenous group of degenerative disorders for which we currently lack effective and disease-modifying interventions. The field of non-invasive brain stimulation has made much progress in the development of specific stimulation protocols to modulate cerebellar excitability and try to restore the physiological activity of the cerebellum in patients with ataxia. In light of limited evidence-based pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment options for patients with ataxia, several different non-invasive brain stimulation protocols have emerged, particularly employing repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) or transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) techniques. In this review, we summarize the most relevant rTMS and tDCS therapeutic trials and discuss their implications in the care of patients with degenerative ataxias.
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