44 / 49
Page 72
Notes:
conferenceseries
.com
Volume 7, Issue 6 (Suppl)
J Nov Physiother
ISSN: 2165-7025 JNP, an open access journal
Physiotherapy 2017
November 27-29, 2017
November 27-29, 2017 Dubai, UAE
5
th
International Conference on
Physiotherapy
The effect of tDCS on fatigue of multiple sclerosis patients: A systematic review of randomized
controlled clinical trials
Atefe Ashrafi and Mohammad Ali Mohseni Bandpei
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran
Introduction & Aim:
Fatigue is a common debilitating symptom in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) affecting more than
75% of patients associated with functional disability. Despite the prevalence of this symptom in patients with MS, no general
consensus exists on the effectiveness of available treatments. This study was conducted to systematically review published
evidence to evaluate the effects of trans-cranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as a new method on fatigue symptom in
patients with MS.
Material & Methods:
A comprehensive literature search of published studies from 2000 to 2017 in the PubMed and Google
Scholar with key words: tDCS, multiple sclerosis and fatigue was performed. 235 studies were found with the defined criteria
and 11 of them were chosen to be reviewed in this study.
Results:
The results from the literature are contradictory in terms of the effectiveness of the method. About nine studies
reported positive effects of tDCS on patients with MS and two reported no differences.
Conclusion:
Regarding to the contradictory results among different studies it seems difficult to conclude that tDCS is an
effective approach in the treatment of fatigue in patients with MS. However further large scale well designed studies are needed.
Biography
Atefe Ashrafi is the student at University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran
Ashrafi.atefe0@gmail.comAtefe Ashrafi
et.al., J Nov Physiother 2017, 7:6(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7025-C1-020