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

Table 2

Data of 9HPT-index and manual force recorded for each patient.

Type of stimulation	Type of setup stimulation	Prestimulation			Poststimulation
		9HPT-index (%)	Pinch (kg)	Grasp (kg)	9HPT-index (%)	Pinch (kg)	Grasp (kg)
tDCS	Anodal	26.7	3.5	14	28.0	3.5	12
tDCS	Anodal	25.6	3.5	10	29.6	3.5	9
tDCS	Anodal	19.6	6	18	24.0	6	18
tDCS	Cathodal	44.7	4.5	14	48.3	6	12
tDCS	Cathodal	88.9	5.5	16	75.0	6	22
tDCS	Cathodal	81.1	2.5	14	100.0	4.5	14
tDCS	Bilateral	88.9	6	24	75.0	5	15
tDCS	Bilateral	77.3	9.5	34	88.9	11	36
tDCS	Bilateral	57.1	5	18	75.0	2.5	16
Sham	Anodal	35.1	4	10	21.3	4	10
Sham	Anodal	20.4	2	8	26.7	2	10
Sham	Anodal	22.2	5	14	25.3	5	16
Sham	Cathodal	30.2	3	15	32.0	3	14
Sham	Cathodal	70.6	6	22	61.1	6	20
Sham	Cathodal	106.3	4	18	96.6	4	20
Sham	Bilateral	125.0	6	16	94.4	6	18
Sham	Bilateral	93.3	9	36	77.8	10	38
Sham	Bilateral	133.3	4.5	20	125.0	3.5	20