Abstract
Stroke has been considered as one of the leading cause of death worldwide. It results in reduced excitability, deregulated plastic modifications, and formation of aberrant connections and, these factors hinder recovery from stroke. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a promising technique for the treatment of a wide range of neurological disorders including stroke. Its application could improve the condition of patients having neurological disorders by making functional connections and maintaining existing pathways. In Bangladesh, stroke remains the third leading cause of death with 0.3% prevalence. The number of disability-adjusted life years lost for stroke is 485 per 10000 people, which depicts great economic burden of this disease in the future. Thus, introduction of new technologies such as tDCS in the treatment of stroke will not only improve conditions of stroke patients but also reduce economic burden of this disease in Bangladesh.
Highlights
Stroke, the second leading cause of death worldwide, is considered to affect at least one sixth of all people at least once in their life [1]
Patients suffering from ischemic stroke require constant monitoring in intensive care units (ICU) at hospitals
Transcranial direct current stimulation is a non-invasive, painless, and safe [23] brain stimulation employed in the treatment of neuropsychiatric conditions
Summary
The second leading cause of death worldwide, is considered to affect at least one sixth of all people at least once in their life [1]. This is the third most common cause of disability in adults. About one third of patients who survive 6 months after stroke attack become dependent on others [2]. Suppression of systemic immunity may increase the stroke patients’ susceptibility to infections. Pneumonia and urinary tract infections are the most common post stroke complications in patients [4]
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