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. 2017 Apr 21;7:876. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01055-1

Table 2.

Adverse effects of tDCS.

Adverse effect Sham Congruent Incongruent Kruskal-Wallis p-value
Tingling (electrode) 2.91 (1.12) 2.96 (0.95) 2.79 (0.98) X2(2) = 0.40 0.817
Tingling (head area) 1.35 (0.83) 1.25 (0.68) 1.17 (0.48) X2(2) = 0.33 0.847
Fatigue 1.78 (1.13) 1.71 (1.00) 1.67 (1.01) X2(2) = 0.04 0.980
Itching 2.13 (1.25) 2.25 (1.26) 2.04 (1.12) X2(2) = 0.29 0.863
Headache 1.35 (0.65) 1.46 (0.83) 1.33 (0.70) X2(2) = 0.21 0.900
Nausea 1.17 (0.58) 1.04 (0.20) 1.04 (0.20) X2(2) = 0.69 0.709

Data are mean values of a 1–5 Likert scale with standard deviations in parentheses.