Transcranial Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Dementia
Original Editor - Tolulope ADENIJI
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Although Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is known for non-pharmacological pain control, some scholars showed that it might also be used for brain stimulation in person with dementia[1][2]. Application of TENS electrodes to head is called Cranial Electrical Nerve Stimulation (CES) or transcranial stimulation and it is one of the methods used to stimulate the brain of a person with dementia[1]. Despite a recent evidence that CES alone or combine with physical therapy improves some functional activities in person with possible cognitive impairment[3], trans-cranial electrical nerve stimulation is not a common practice among physiotherapists who are one of the experts in managing person with dementia. This paper will therefore provide information on the CES method of application to stimulate the brain of a person with dementia.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cameron MH, Lonergan E, Lee H. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for dementia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2003(3).
- ↑ Schabrun SM. Transcranial direct current stimulation: a place in the future of physiotherapy?. Physical Therapy Reviews. 2010 Aug 1;15(4):320-6.
- ↑ Yotnuengnit P, Bhidayasiri R, Donkhan R, Chaluaysrimuang J, Piravej K. Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation plus physical therapy on gait in patients with Parkinson disease: a randomized controlled trial. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 2018 Jan 1;97(1):7-15.[1]
