The ABC of tDCS: Effects of Anodal, Bilateral and Cathodal Montages of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Patients with Stroke—A Pilot Study

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants.

	Patient (number-initial of surname)
	1-A.	2-R.	3-A.	4-S.	5-B.	6-D.M.	7-O.	8-R.	9-V.	Mean & S.D.
Age	36	27	57	67	82	33	65	37	78	53.5 ± 20.7
Gender (male/female)	F	F	M	M	M	F	M	F	M
Handedness (right/left)	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Type of lesion (hemorrhagic/ischaemic)	I	I	I	I	I	I	I	I	H
Time after stroke (days)	29	36	47	21	32	22	32	10	26	28.3 ± 10.4
Site of hemiparesis (right/left)	R	R	L	R	L	L	R	L	R
Type of tDCS (anodal/bipolar/cathodal)	B	A	A	A	B	C	B	C	C
Sequence of stimulation (tDCS/Sham)	T-S	T-S	T-S	S-T	S-T	S-T	T-S	T-S	S-T

Mean ± standard deviation of demographic characteristics and clinical features are reported. Abbreviations in the table above: M: male; F: female; R: right; L: left; H: hemorrhagic stroke; I: ischaemic stroke; A: Anodal; B: Bipolar; C: Cathodal; T: tDCS stimulation; S: sham stimulation; S.D.: standard deviation.