Effect of Robot Gait Training With Brain Stimulation on Gait Function in Stroke Patients

Effect of Robot Gait Training With Brain Stimulation on Gait Function in Stroke Patients

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of robot gait training with the noninvasive brain stimulation in stroke patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age: more than 18 years
• More than 6 months post stroke
• Functional ambulation classification (FAC) (1~4)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Serious cardiac conditions (hospitalization for myocardial infarction or heart surgery within 3 months, history of congestive heart failure, documented serious and unstable cardiac arrhythmias, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, severe aortic stenosis, angina or dyspnea at rest or during activities of daily living)
• Difficult to understand experimental tasks because of extremely severe cognitive impairment
• History of disorders involving central nervous system
• History of psychiatric disease
• implanted objects that would contraindicate tDCS