Research progress on the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness with transcranial direct current stimulation
XUE Shengwen
CHENG Jinxiang
LIU Yuhang
SU Changjun
Abstract：Excessive daytime sleepiness(EDS)is common in adults,characterized by significant harm,diverse etiologies,and high heterogeneity in treatment responses,which often results in poor outcomes with single treatment modalities.Transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS)can alter neural excitability and is a potential therapeutic approach for improving EDS.Therefore,this paper reviews the mechanisms of action of tDCS,the clinical application and safety of tDCS in EDS patients,and provides clinical insights for the intervention of EDS with tDCS.
Keywords：excessive daytime sleepinesstranscranial direct current stimulationclinical application
Publication Date：2024-06-28
Online Publishing Date：2026-08-26(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 710-716 )