Transcranial direct current stimulation in the treatment of cerebellar ataxia: A two-phase, double-blind, auto-matched, pilot study.

Objective: To assess the impact of tDCS on posture, gait and coordination of movements in subjects with cerebellar ataxia.

Patients And Methods: This is a two-phase, double blind, auto matched, pilot study. Seven people were selected to participate in the study aged from 14 to 57.

Impact of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Reading Skills of Children and Adolescents With Dyslexia.

Introduction: Rehabilitation techniques have been used to facilitate reading acquisition in dyslexia. However, many individuals continue to present academic impairment throughout life. New intervention strategies are necessary to further help this population.

Erratum: Congenital Chikungunya Virus Infection after an Outbreak in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1587323.].

Postoperative persistent chronic pain: what do we know about prevention, risk factors, and treatment.

Background And Objectives: Postoperative persistent chronic pain (POCP) is a serious health problem, disabling, undermining the quality of life of affected patients. Although more studies and research have addressed the possible mechanisms of the evolution from acute pain to chronic postoperatively, there are still no consistent data about the risk factors and prevention. This article aims to bring what is in the panorama of the current literature available.

Congenital Chikungunya Virus Infection after an Outbreak in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

There is little information about the congenital chikungunya virus (CHIKV) transmission. We describe two cases of well-documented congenital CHIKV infection in Salvador-Brazil, where CHIKV has been identified since 2014. The outbreak in the city led to the clinical CHIKV diagnoses of both pregnant women 2 days before delivery.

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Pilot Study.

Studies investigating the possible benefits of transcranial direct current stimulation on left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have not been performed. This study assesses the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation in children and adolescents with ADHD on neuropsychological tests of visual attention, visual and verbal working memory, and inhibitory control. An auto-matched clinical trial was performed involving transcranial direct current stimulation in children and adolescents with ADHD, using SNAP-IV and subtests Vocabulary and Cubes of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children III (WISC-III).

[Postoperative persistent chronic pain: what do we know about prevention, risk factors, and treatment].

Background And Objectives: Postoperative persistent chronic pain (POCP) is a serious health problem, disabling, undermining the quality of life of affected patients. Although more studies and research have addressed the possible mechanisms of the evolution from acute pain to chronic postoperatively, there are still no consistent data about the risk factors and prevention. This article aims to bring what is in the panorama of the current literature available.