Home Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation for Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome

Exclusion Criteria

• •Less than eight years of study
• •dementia
• •* According to the clinical definition clinical dementia rationing (CDR) score 1 or higher
• •* Previous diagnosis
• •* Performance in the range indicating dementia in the neuropsychological test bettery (lower than 2 standard deviations below the age- and sex-matched average)
• •IQ is low or equal to 85 in the WTAR test. without a background of mental disability
• •Current diagnosis of major psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, bipolar, major depression)
• •Evidence of moderate to severe symptoms of depression. A score high or equal to 9 on the 15 item geriatric depression scale
• •History of head injury that led to prolonged loss of consciousness
• •History of palpitations of unknown origin that may indicate convulsions
• •History of convulsions, diagnosis of epilepsy in the patient or in most of the first degree family. Except for a case of a single seizure of benign etiology determined by a neurologist
• •Hospitalization during the last three months following an acute illness or musculoskeletal injury with a significant impact on walking or stability
• •An unbalanced medical condition that can worsen following convulsive stimulation (cardiac malformation, cardiac arrhythmias, asthma, etc.)
• •Substance use disorders during the last six months
• •A wig or hair design that prevents contact of the electrodes with the scalp or interferes with the administration of the stimulation
• •Chronic vertigo
• •A cardiac event within the last six months
• •Active cancer treated with chemotherapy or radiation
• •blindness
• •Visual hallucinations (according to history or self-report)
• •There are contraindications for MRI or tDCS as defined by the International Federation for Clinical Neurophysiology
• •* Includes unprovoked convulsions during the last 2 years
• •* Danger of finding ferromagnetic objects in the body, self-reporting of medical implants in the body (DBS, deep brain stimulation, drug delivery pump, cochlear implant, pacemaker)
• •* Inventions active dermatological condition
• •History of behavior disorders in REM sleep, sometimes an early sign of Parkinson's disease
• •Medications and medical history will be examined by a clinician and a decision regarding entry into the study will be based on medical history, current medication dosage and medication change before or during the treatment as well as combination with other active CNS medications.