Neuromuscular fatigue contributes to decrements in quality of life in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), yet available treatments demonstrate limited efficacy. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique which presents promise in managing fatigue, possibly related to its capacity to modulate corticospinal excitability. There is evidence for capitalising on metaplasticity using tDCS for improving outcomes. However, this remains to be explored with fatigue in people with MS (pwMS). We investigated cathodal tDCS (ctDCS) priming on anodal tDCS (atDCS)-induced corticospinal excitability and fatigue modulation in pwMS.

The interaction between metaplastic neuromodulation and fatigue in multiple sclerosis

Barbi, Chiara;Venturelli, Massimo;
2023-01-01

Abstract

Neuromuscular fatigue contributes to decrements in quality of life in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), yet available treatments demonstrate limited efficacy. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique which presents promise in managing fatigue, possibly related to its capacity to modulate corticospinal excitability. There is evidence for capitalising on metaplasticity using tDCS for improving outcomes. However, this remains to be explored with fatigue in people with MS (pwMS). We investigated cathodal tDCS (ctDCS) priming on anodal tDCS (atDCS)-induced corticospinal excitability and fatigue modulation in pwMS.
2023
Corticospinal excitability
Fatigue
Metaplasticity
Multiple sclerosis
Priming
Transcranial direct current stimulation
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