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Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on motor and cognitive function in paediatric brain damage: a systematic review and meta-analysis

dc.contributor.authorCerezo-Zarzuelo, Almudena
dc.contributor.authorRíos Lago, Marcos
dc.contributor.authorSanchez-Cuesta, Francisco Jose
dc.contributor.authorGavilan-Agusti, Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorHurtado Martinez, Alfonso
dc.contributor.authorRomero, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.funderGMP foundation
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-19T15:42:19Z
dc.date.available2025-12-19T15:42:19Z
dc.date.issued2025-04-26
dc.descriptionThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Elsevier in "Disability and Rehabilitation, 47(24), 6232–6250", available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2496783
dc.descriptionEste es el manuscrito aceptado del artículo publicado por Taylor & Francis en "Disability and Rehabilitation, 47(24), 6232–6250", disponible en línea: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2496783
dc.description.abstractPurpose Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) emerges as a secure therapy in paediatric brain damage rehabilitation. Our purpose is to acknowledge its evidence in motor and cognitive variables, examine correlations between tDCS effects and parameters, and identify associations between motor and cognitive outcomes. Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted, registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023448441). 5 databases were consulted in September 2024. Randomised controlled trials evaluating tDCS effectiveness on motor or cognitive outcomes in paediatric brain injuries were included. Methodological quality was assessed using PEDro scale and ROB-2. Certainty of evidence was assessed by GRADE. Results Nineteen studies were selected (447 participants). tDCS seems to be beneficial in gait (SMD: 0.83–0.90 (p < 0.0001)), balance (COP oscillations SMD: −0.51 - −1.13 (p < 0.02), PBS SMD: 0.48–0.56 (p < 0.0001)), functionality (SMD: 0.40 (p < 0.01)). Effects on cognition showed promising results. Effects in upper limb are controversial, due to fewer publications. Conclusions tDCS seems beneficial in motor and cognitive functions in paediatric brain damage. Motor and cognitive functions appears to be interconnected, so combined protocols could be an effective approach. Meta-analysis results are promising but may be considered carefully as few articles could be included. Further research is needed.en
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dc.identifier.citationCerezo-Zarzuelo, A., Rios-Lago, M., Sanchez-Cuesta, F. J., Gavilan-Agusti, B., Hurtado-Martinez, A., & Romero-Muñoz, J. P. (2025). Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on motor and cognitive function in paediatric brain damage: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 47(24), 6232–6250.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2496783
dc.identifier.eissn1464-5165
dc.identifier.issn0963-8288
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/31241
dc.journal.issue24
dc.journal.titleDisability and Rehabilitation
dc.journal.volume47
dc.language.isoen
dc.page.final5165
dc.page.initial1464
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.relation.centerFacultad de Psicología
dc.relation.departmentPsicología Básica II
dc.relation.researchgroupGrupo de Investigación en Neurociencia cognitiva y Neuroimagen (GINN)
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject3205.07 Neurología
dc.subject.keywordsCerebral palsyen
dc.subject.keywordscognitive dysfunctionen
dc.subject.keywordstranscranial direct current stimulationen
dc.subject.keywordsrehabilitationen
dc.subject.keywordsmotor disordersen
dc.titleEffects of transcranial direct current stimulation on motor and cognitive function in paediatric brain damage: a systematic review and meta-analysisen
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