ESTIMULAÇÃO ELÉTRICA TRANSCRANIANA NO TREMOR DE UM PACIENTE COM PARKINSON
ESTIMULAÇÃO ELÉTRICA TRANSCRANIANA NO TREMOR DE UM PACIENTE COM PARKINSON
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.554132611059
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Palavras-chave: Doença de Parkinson; Tremor; Fisioterapia; Estimulação Elétrica Transcraniana por Corrente Contínua.
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Keywords: Parkinson's Disease; Tremor; Physiotherapy; Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation.
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Abstract: Introduction. Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that currently has no cure. Objective. The objective of this study was to demonstrate the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) associated with neurofunctional physiotherapy in reducing tremor in a patient with PD. Methods. A case study was conducted on a 67-year-old male patient diagnosed with PD 27 years prior. Thirty-three sessions of tDCS associated with neurofunctional physiotherapy were performed. The Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) – tremor assessment item – was used to evaluate tremor. The protocol used was anode in Oz and cathode in Cz, 2 mA, 30 seconds ramp-up and 30 seconds ramp-down. Motor control, motor coordination, balance and gait training exercises were performed. Data were presented as means and percentages. Results. The results demonstrated that at the beginning of treatment, the patient presented with a classification of 4 for severe tremors, impairing most of the patient's activities; after 22 sessions of tDCS associated with physiotherapy, a decrease in the symptom was observed, where the patient and family reported a grade 3 decrease, but still impairing the patient's daily life activities. After 33 sessions, the tremor decreased to grade 2, where the tremor was at a moderate level, bothering only the family members and no longer the patient. Conclusion: The association of tDCS and neurofunctional physiotherapy benefited the reduction of tremors in patient with PD in this research.
- Karine Vitória Sandi Diogo
- Marcos Rian das Mercês
- Karine Vitória Sandi Diogo1, Marcos Rian das Mercês2, Patrícia Maria de Melo
- Laila Cristina Moreira Damázio