Lidio Lima de Albuquerque

Mr. Lidio Lima de Albuquerque


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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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14 October 2020 in Brain Sciences
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LALidio Lima de Albuquerque
Lidio Lima de Albuquerque
MPMilan Pantovic
Milan Pantovic
MCMitchel Clingo
Mitchel Clingo
KFKatherine Fischer
Katherine Fischer
SJSharon Jalene
Sharon Jalene
Brach PostonBrach Poston
Brach Poston
Transcranial direct current stimulation of the cerebellum (c-tDCS) improves motor performance in young and old adults. Based on the cerebellar involvement in Parkinson’s disease (PD), c-tDCS could have potential to improve motor function in PD. The purpose was to determine the effects of c-tDCS on motor performance in PD while participants were on medications. The study was a randomized, double-blind, SHAM-controlled, between-subjects design. Twenty-two participants with PD were allocated to either a c-tDCS group or a SHAM group. All participants completed one experimental session and performed two motor tasks with their most affected hand in a Baseline condition (no stimulation) and an Experimental condition. The motor tasks were a visuomotor isometric precision grip task (PGT) and a rapid arm movement task (AMT). The primary dependent variables were force error and endpoint error in the PGT and AMT, respectively. There were no significant differences in force error or endpoint error in the Experimental condition between the c-tDCS and SHAM groups. These results indicate that an acute application of c-tDCS does not enhance motor performance in hand and arm tasks in PD. Longer-term c-tDCS application over multiple days may be needed to enhance motor function in PD.

1 May 2017 in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
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LALidio Lima de Albuquerque
Lidio Lima de Albuquerque
KFKatherine Fischer
Katherine Fischer
SVSong Vo
Song Vo
MLMerrill Landers
Merrill Landers
BPBrach Poston
Brach Poston