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Does transcranial direct current stimulation affect selective visual attention in children with left-sided infantile hemiplegia? A randomized, controlled pilot study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2020

Raed A. Alharbi ,
Saleh A. Aloyuni ,
Faizan Kashoo Open the ORCID record for Faizan Kashoo [Opens in a new window] ,
Mohamed I. Waly ,
Harpreet Singh  and
Mehrunnisha Ahmad
Raed A. Alharbi
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Saudi Arabia
Saleh A. Aloyuni
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Saudi Arabia
Faizan Kashoo*
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed I. Waly
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Equipment Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Saudi Arabia
Harpreet Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
Mehrunnisha Ahmad
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Saudi Arabia
*
*Corresponding author. Email: f.kashoo@mu.edu.sa
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Abstract

Objective:

Infantile hemiplegia due to brain injury is associated with poor attention span, which critically affects the learning and acquisition of new skills, especially among children with left-sided infantile hemiplegia (LSIH). This study aimed to improve the selective visual attention (SVA) of children with LSIH through transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).

Methods:

A total of 15 children participated in this randomized, double-blinded, pilot study; of them, 10 experienced LSIH, and the remaining 5 were healthy age-matched controls. All the children performed the Computerized Stroop Color-Word Test (CSCWT) at baseline, during the 5th and 10th treatment sessions, and at follow-up. The experimental (n = 5) and control groups (n = 5) received tDCS, while the sham group (n = 5) received placebo tDCS. All three groups received cognitive training on alternate days, for 3 weeks, with the aim to improve SVA.

Results:

Two-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed a statistically significant change in the mean scores of CSCWT between time points (baseline, 5th and 10th sessions, and follow-up) within-subject factor, group (experimental, sham) between-subject factor and interaction (time points X group) (p < 0.005). Furthermore, a one-way repeated measures ANOVA showed significant differences between time point (p < 0.005) for the experimental and control group but not the sham group.

Conclusion:

These pilot results suggest that future research should be conducted with adequate samples to enable conclusions to be drawn.

Keywords

Transcranial direct current stimulationinfantile hemiplegiaattention deficit
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Brain Impairment , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , September 2021 , pp. 152 - 164
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© Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment 2020

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