Transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) improved cognitive outcomes in a cancer survivor with chemotherapy-induced cognitive difficulties

Brain Stimul. 2014 Sep-Oct;7(5):767-8. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2014.05.007. Epub 2014 Jun 24.

Authors

Helena Knotkova¹, Stephen C Malamud², Ricardo A Cruciani³

Affiliations

¹ MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care, 39 Broadway, Suite 1210, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: hknotkov@chpnet.org.
² Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Beth Israel Medical Center, a Member of Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA.
³ Center for Comprehensive Pain Management and Palliative Care, Capital Health Medical Center, Pennington, NJ, USA.

PMID: 25085269
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2014.05.007

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Breast Neoplasms / psychology
Cognition Disorders / etiology*
Cognition Disorders / psychology
Cognition Disorders / therapy*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Survivors
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation / methods*