MNA� Iranian researchers at Amirkabir University have designed and developed brain stimulator transcranial�direct current�stimulation�(tDCS)�devices that can be used in treatment of Parkinson's Disease.


Golnaz Baghdadi, Bioelectric PhD student at Biomedical Engineering�Department of Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), told Mehr News that the tDCS device has been developed in Iran for the first time by a team at AUT led by Dr. Farzad Tohidkhah, rector of the Biomedical Engineering�Department.

�The brain stimulator tDCS device is used in treatment of depression, on people suffering from attention deficit disorder or patients with Parkinson�s Disease,� she said.

Explaining about the device performance, she said �the device stimulates the brain by delivering a constant, low current to the brain area of interest via electrodes on the scalp. After a few sessions, the patient will start showing signs of improvement.�

She went on to add, �the effects will last up to three to four months, and then the patient needs to go back to the clinic so that the device will be set on a specific dosage to be used by the patient at home.�

�Compared to the foreign version, the Iranian tDCS device is programmable by computer, can store data via a flash drive, has a touch screen for ease of use, and is more affordable,� she said.

Baghdadi maintained that�the device is currently at the commercialization stage, adding �tests conducted on the device have yielded positive results and it is now ready to receive orders.�