%0 Journal Article %1 isabela_ciola_de_castro_2021_5558684 %A de Castro, Isabela Ciola %A Muszkat, Mauro %A Lima, Vânia Carvalho %A Rizzutti, Sueli %A de Ávila, Clara Brandão %D 2021 %J World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences %K Dyslexia %N 3 %P 080-088 %R 10.30574/wjbphs.2021.7.3.0105 %T Treating developmental dyslexia using transcranial stimulation combined with a reading stimulation program: A pilot study %U https://wjbphs.com/content/treating-developmental-dyslexia-using-transcranial-stimulation-combined-reading-stimulation %V 7 %X Objective: Evaluate the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with reading therapy on the performance of reading tasks in a serie of cases of children and adolescents with developmental dyslexia (DD). Method: (IRB/UNIFESP number:1281/2017). Four dyslexic students (two children and two adolescents) were evaluated with regards to rate and accuracy of reading fluency on three occasions: pre-intervention as well as one and six months after intervention. The intervention consisted of five consecutive sessions of active tDCS (1 mA for 20 minutes), followed by a two-day interval and another five sessions of tDCS combined with cognitive skills stimulation of phonological processing and decoding of words. Anodal tDCS was administered over the left parieto-occipital cortex, with the cathode placed over contralateral deltoid muscle. Each session was preceded by execution of semantic-lexical and phonological evocation tasks. Data were analyzed using Friedman test and JT method for analysis of clinical significance and the reliable change index. Results: Improvements were found in text reading rate and accuracy and word accuracy at the one-month and six-month evaluation. A significant increase was found in correct reading of words and pseudowords six months after intervention. Most of the improvements were reliable, with clinical significance in some cases. Conclusion: Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with a reading stimulation program proved effective at improving reading skills in these participants.

@article{isabela_ciola_de_castro_2021_5558684, abstract = {Objective: Evaluate the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with reading therapy on the performance of reading tasks in a serie of cases of children and adolescents with developmental dyslexia (DD). Method: (IRB/UNIFESP number:1281/2017). Four dyslexic students (two children and two adolescents) were evaluated with regards to rate and accuracy of reading fluency on three occasions: pre-intervention as well as one and six months after intervention. The intervention consisted of five consecutive sessions of active tDCS (1 mA for 20 minutes), followed by a two-day interval and another five sessions of tDCS combined with cognitive skills stimulation of phonological processing and decoding of words. Anodal tDCS was administered over the left parieto-occipital cortex, with the cathode placed over contralateral deltoid muscle. Each session was preceded by execution of semantic-lexical and phonological evocation tasks. Data were analyzed using Friedman test and JT method for analysis of clinical significance and the reliable change index. Results: Improvements were found in text reading rate and accuracy and word accuracy at the one-month and six-month evaluation. A significant increase was found in correct reading of words and pseudowords six months after intervention. Most of the improvements were reliable, with clinical significance in some cases. Conclusion: Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with a reading stimulation program proved effective at improving reading skills in these participants.}, added-at = {2021-10-09T14:50:34.000+0200}, author = {de Castro, Isabela Ciola and Muszkat, Mauro and Lima, Vânia Carvalho and Rizzutti, Sueli and de Ávila, Clara Brandão}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2e36e355684f18429708a391c471a9382/wjbphsjournal}, doi = {10.30574/wjbphs.2021.7.3.0105}, interhash = {dca83149eafdac057a251a367b5da694}, intrahash = {e36e355684f18429708a391c471a9382}, issn = {2582-5542}, journal = {{World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences}}, keywords = {Dyslexia}, month = sep, number = 3, pages = {080-088}, timestamp = {2021-10-09T14:50:34.000+0200}, title = {Treating developmental dyslexia using transcranial stimulation combined with a reading stimulation program: A pilot study}, url = {https://wjbphs.com/content/treating-developmental-dyslexia-using-transcranial-stimulation-combined-reading-stimulation}, volume = 7, year = 2021 }