Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease may have difficulty leaving the house. Our tDCS home-therapy program is designed to provide treatment directly to patients who cannot physically or psychologically present to an office setting. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is non-invasive stimulation therapy of the brain.
Through the use of sponge electrodes applied to different areas of the scalp, a constant low-level current is delivered to the brain. This neuromodulation therapy uses a current between 1 – 2 mA to targeted regions of the brain to modulate brain function. By varying different electrode configurations, tDCS can be used to either stimulate or reduce neuronal activity in the targeted region.
Simultaneous Pairing of tDCS with Working Memory Training
The simultaneous delivery of tDCS with cognitive training is selected to enhance synaptic activity as compared to tDCS therapy alone. Various research studies have suggested that the long-term effects of tDCS are due to the enhancement of neural plasticity by modulating long- term potentiation and depression in neural networks.
This combined approach is still a novel therapy that may have varying results based on the patient’s conditions and treatment regimens.
Due to a wide range of presentation at different stages of Alzheimer’s Disease, the duration of treatments should be customized toward the individual requirements.
