Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice ›› 2024, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (6): 675-685.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2024.06.007

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Application of transcranial direct current stimulation in stroke rehabilitation: a bibliometrics analysis

YANG Bin1, LIU Mingyue2, GAO Dan1, LI Zhe1,3,4()   

  1. 1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
    2. Department of Sport Rehabilitagion, Xiaotangshan Hospital, Beijing 102200, China
    3. Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine in Henan, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
    4. Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
  • Received:2023-06-26 Revised:2024-05-06 Published:2024-06-25 Online:2024-07-03
  • Supported by:
    Henan Key Scientific and Technological Projects(221100310200)

Abstract:

Objective To visualize and analyze the researches on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for stroke rehabilitation.

Methods The Web of Science core collection and CNKI were searched for literature on the use of tDCS for stroke rehabilitation, since the establishment of the database until March 31st, 2023. The literature was analyzed wtih CiteSapce 6.2.R2 in term of disciplines, articles number, countries, keywords and co-citation, etc.

Results A total of 732 articles in English and 322 articles in Chinese were included, and the number of articles was on the rise. The country with the largest number of publications was the United States, and the journal with the highest citation frequency was Stroke. The keywords with high attention in recent years were virtual reality, upper limb and transcranial magnetic stimulation. The clustering words of co-cited literature were aphasia, homeostatic plasticity, and motor recovery, etc.

Conclusion The researches about tDCS for stroke rehabilitation are increasing year by year, and the research fields are diversified. The hotspots include rehabilitation for motor and speech, and combination with other therapy, such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and acupuncture. The combination of tDCS with new rehabilitation protocols such as brain-computer interfaces and virtual reality, as well as the selection of individualized stimulation parameters to construct patient-centered tDCS models may be hot in the future.

Key words: stroke, transcranial direct current stimulation, rehabilitation, bibliometrics, knowledge mapping

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