Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Effect of Fronto-parietal Transcranial Direct Stimulation on the Level of Consciousness in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
Brief Summary: Previous studies showed that anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) transiently improves performance of memory and attention. In severely brain injured patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC), a single stimulation over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex has shown to improve patients' sign of consciousness. Nevertheless, other brain areas could be stimulated in order to increase the number of responders. In this study, investigators will assess the effects of bilateral fronto-parietal tDCS on Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) scores in patients with DOC in a double-blind sham-controlled experimental design.