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. 2017 Mar 3;8:71. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00071

Table 3.

Effects of transcranial cerebello-cerebral direct current stimulation (tCCDCS) on kinematic and EMG parameters associated with fast goal-directed movements.

Parameter Target (rad) Right sidec
Left sidec
Basal Sham tCCDCS Basal Sham tCCDCS
Mean movement amplitude (rad)a 0.2 0.2715 ± 0.0221d (5.67) 0.2711 ± 0.0238d (5.64) 0.2470 ± 0.0154d (3.71) 0.2663 ± 0.0289d (5.25) 0.2669 ± 0.0294d (5.30) 0.2671 ± 0.0292d (5.32)
0.3 0.3546 ± 0.0245d (3.72) 0.3449 ± 0.0239d (3.05) 0.3328 ± 0.0177 (2.22) 0.3492 ± 0.0302d (3.35) 0.3488 ± 0.0307d (3.32) 0.3490 ± 0.0301d (3.33)
0.4 0.4612 ± 0.0256d (4.62) 0.4605 ± 0.0254d (4.57) 0.4287 ± 0.0183 (2.20) 0.4514 ± 0.0306d (3.89) 0.4516 ± 0.0299d (3.91) 0.4515 ± 0.0305d (3.90)
Onset latency of antagonist EMG activity (ms)b 0.2 112d (9.5) 110d (9.25) 89d (6.63) 105d (8.63) 109d (9.13) 108d (9.0)
0.3 108d (7.56) 107d (7.44) 85d (5.0) 106d (7.33) 110d (7.78) 103d (7.0)
0.4 104d (5.36) 102d (5.18) 84d (3.55) 103d (5.27) 102d (5.18) 105d (5.45)

aControl values: target at 0.2 rad: 0.2006 ± 0.01251 rad; target at 0.3 rad: 0.3006 ± 0.01451; target at 0.4 rad: 0.3992 ± 0.01341. Values of the patient are mean ± SD.

bControl values: target at 0.2 rad: 36 ± 8 ms; target at 0.3 rad: 40 ± 9 ms; target at 0.4 rad: 45 ± 11 ms.

cValues in brackets correspond to the Z-score (as compared to control values).

dMean values are outside mean ± 2.57 SD of control values (99% confidence interval).