Abstract

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been used for the restoration of awareness in patients with a minimal consciousness state (MCS). Most brains of patients in MCS may structurally and electrophysiologically differ from un-damaged brains. Moreover, tDCS is currently contraindicated for patients with craniotomy or skull with metallic implants. We present a case with prolonged MCS over 1year, who had severe brain damage, ventriculoperitoneal shunt, and cranioplasty with a titanium mesh, which was treated with tDCS which optimized with the simulation of the electric field based on the patient's brain MRI. The patient was resulting in emergence from MCS. Six months later, she ate meals orally and started walking with assistance. This personalized simulation based on MRI would make the treatment available even to patients with severe brain structural changes and metallic instrumentation.

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