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Each patient underwent a clinical evaluation (Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia, composite cerebellar functional severity score, cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome scale) before and after anodal and sham ctDCS. Activity of the SII cortex contralateral to a tactile oddball stimulation of the right index finger was evaluated with brain functional magnetic resonance imaging at baseline and after anodal\/sham ctDCS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Anodal ctDCS led to a significant improvement in the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (\u22126.5%) and in the cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome scale (+11%) compared with sham ctDCS. It also led to a significant reduction in functional magnetic resonance imaging signal at the SII cortex contralateral to tactile stimulation (\u221226%) compared with sham ctDCS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>One week of treatment with anodal ctDCS reduces motor and cognitive symptoms in individuals with FRDA, likely by restoring the neocortical inhibition normally exerted by cerebellar structures. 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