Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Reveal Mechanisms of Language Loss and to Treat Progressive Aphasia Associated with FTD and Related Dementias

Abstract

Primary Progressive Aphasia, or PPA, is a condition that affects language abilities. A person with PPA may have difficulties speaking, understanding speech, reading, or writing, and these difficulties worsen over time. The purpose of this study is to determine whether a form of non-invasive brain stimulation called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (or tDCS) can be used as a therapeutic technique, in combination with Constraint-Induced Language Therapy (CILT), to improve the language symptoms of PPA. This is a double-blind, randomized, crossover study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1145740

Entities

People

  • Daniela Sacchetti
  • Roy H. Hamilton

Organizations

  • University of Pennsylvania

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Brain
  • Covid-19
  • Dementia
  • Direct Current
  • Employment
  • Language
  • Maryland
  • Medical Personnel
  • Network Science
  • Neuroimaging
  • Pennsylvania
  • Professional Development
  • Technology Transfer
  • Therapy
  • Training
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neuroscience
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Cognitive Aging in the Guam and Border Populations Affected by Alzheimer's Disease and Tau-Associated Dementias.