ePoster · Neuroscience
EEG beta de-synchronization signs the efficacy of a rehabilitation treatment for speech impairment in Parkinson’s disease population
Giovanni Vecchiato, Chiara Palmisano, Elena Hilary Rondoni, Ioannis Ugo Isaias, Daniele Volpe, Alberto Mazzoni · FENS Forum 2024
Speech impairment is reported among 70% of the Parkinson’s disease (PD) population, deeply impacting individual quality of life and social costs. Because of the lack of efficacy of pharmacological and DBS treatments, we developed an experimental protocol based on the Lee Silverman Voice Therapy (LSVT) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to study the role that such treatments have on electroencephalographic (EEG) oscillations. We enrolled 10 PD patients affected by speech disorders who underwent the 1-month LSVT protocol coupled with tDCS over the right Superior Temporal Gyrus (r