Table 1.
Side effects of tDCS and tPCS
| Group 1 (n = 11)
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Group 2 (n = 12)
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Group 3 (n = 12)
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Group 4 (n = 12)
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| Active tPCS | Active tDCS | Active tPCS | Sham tDCS | Sham tPCS | Active tDCS | Sham tPCS | Sham tDCS | |
| Neck Pain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pain in area of electrodes | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Burns in area of electrodes | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Tingling | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Skin Redness | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sleepiness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trouble Concentrating | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acute Mood Change | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Itching | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dizzinessa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Headachea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Number of subjects reporting the side effect.
a
For headaches and dizziness the subjects could not differentiate tPCS from tDCS side-effects.