Treatment of Memory Disorders in Gulf War Illness with High-Definition Transcranial Direct Stimulation

Abstract

The present study consists of the application of 1 ma anodal HD tDCS over the preSMA for 20 minutes a session for10 sessions over a two week period. The treatment is hypothesized to lead to improvement in verbal retrieval, detectable in both performance measures of verbal retrieval tasks and in ERP markers of verbal retrieval processing. Our objective is to determine if 10 sessions of 1 ma anodal HD tDCS to the preSMA for 20 minutes a session are an effective treatment for verbal retrieval deficits in GWI. We have established the research team, laboratory setting, obtained approval of all regulatory documents for the study, and established recruiting procedures. In the past year, we have screened 26 veterans for the study and enrolled 10 in the baseline testing and treatment phase of the study; 8 have completed the study, 0 have withdrawn, and the remaining 2 are currently active in the study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1092018

Entities

People

  • John Hart

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Dallas

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Data Analysis
  • Direct Current
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Materials
  • Memory Disorders
  • Patent Applications
  • Periodicals
  • Persian Gulf Syndrome
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Social Media
  • Students
  • Training
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Electrochemical Surface Science
  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.