The potential role of transcranial direct current stimulation in experimental ischemic stroke in adult male albino rats
Omar Ahmed Abdelbary, Nevert Farid Abdelsalam, Dalia Alaa El-Din Aly El-Waseef, Nevine El Nahas, Shaimaa Khedr, Walter C Low, Andrew W Grande · 2026
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Omar Ahmed Abdelbary and co-authors test gentle brain stimulation as a shield against stroke damage in rats, in a 2026 paper. Transcranial direct current stimulation passes a weak current through the skull and may protect the brain, but how it helps in acute ischemia was unclear. The team compared the two polarities of stimulation.
Rats with a blocked brain artery were split into untreated, sham, positive-pole, and negative-pole groups, plus healthy controls. A day later, the negative-pole group kept better movement and awareness, while untreated rats often slipped into coma. Their brain tissue showed less dead area and calmer inflammation. Positive-pole stimulation helped only partly. The results favor one polarity for early stroke protection.
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| CREATOR | Omar Ahmed Abdelbary, Nevert Farid Abdelsalam, Dalia Alaa El-Din Aly El-Waseef, Nevine El Nahas, Shaimaa Khedr, Walter C Low, Andrew W Grande |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |