Cerebellar stimulation

Abstract

Non invasive brain stimulation (NIBS), encompassing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), is becoming more and more promising as a novel procedure to modulate cerebellar functions and as therapy for cerebellar patients. This chapter provides the elementary concept of this therapeutic approach, which is based on the modulation of the cerebellar brain inhibition (CBI), and reports a brief overview of the studies focusing on the therapeutic potentials and effectiveness of these techniques. Evidences of the effectiveness of this appealing therapeutic approach are growing, but many issues remain to be clarifi ed to include these treatments in the standard management of the cerebellar patients.