Accession Number:

AD1190532

Title:

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

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Annual Report]

Corporate Author:

PENNSYLVANIA UNIV PHILADELPHIA

Personal Author(s):

• Hamilton, Roy
• Sacchetti, Daniela

Report Date:

2022-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

12

Abstract:

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

Descriptors:

• dementia
• direct current
• language
• neuroimaging
• pain
• biomedical research
• diseases
• abstracts
• medical personnel
• data analysis
• department of defense
• network science
• training
• universities
• brain
• brain diseases
• central nervous system diseases

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]