Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on improving the inhibition in childhood drug-resistant temporal lobe Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a chronic disease characterized by epileptic seizures that are identified by suddenly attacks, usually without eliciting external event, along with disorder of consciousness and involuntary movements. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on improving the inhibition of childhood drug-resistant temporal lobe Epilepsy.
The present research use a single subject design. The research population included all clients referred to the clinic of Ghaem Hospital of Mashhad, in 2015 to 2018 and were diagnosed by an expert neurologist with experience on drug-resistant temporal lobe Epilepsy. The age range of subjects were between 6 and 18 years old and 5 patients were selected. The research tools were Porteus Maze Test and the Go-No Go Test. The final results were analyzed using a visual analysis chart and a recovery percentage formula.
Results were shown that in the Go-No Go Test, for the majority of subjects the commission error decreased. The percentage of recovery for 3 subjects were over 50 percent which is a sign of clinical recovery. The other two subjects revealed a lower recovery in commission error.
This study suggest that tDCS intervention play a significant role on improving the inhibition of epileptic children. Hence the use of such a new therapies as tDCS that requires no medication will have beneficial effects on patients’ lives and their mental functioning.