Brain stimulation for combating Alzheimer's disease.

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. Effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in improving cognitive function in older adults with cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025
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2. Effects of three modes of physical activity on physical fitness and hematological parameters in older people with sarcopenic obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2022
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3. Effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on cognitive function and upper limb motor function in people with chronic stroke: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2025
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4. Olfactory bulb stimulation mitigates Alzheimer's-like disease progression.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024
   Article
5. Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Potential Therapy in Early Alzheimer's Disease: A Review.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022
   Review
6. Novel Therapeutic Approaches for Alzheimer's Disease: An Updated Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
   Review
7. Commentary: Stimulation of the Posterior Cortical-Hippocampal Network Enhances Precision of Memory Recollection.Frontiers in psychology · 2017
   Article
8. Brain Stimulation in Alzheimer's Disease.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2016
   Article
9. Stem Cells in Neurological Disorders: Emerging Therapy with Stunning Hopes.Molecular neurobiology · 2015
   Review
10. Episodic memory in aspects of large-scale brain networks.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2015
    Review
11. Radio electric asymmetric conveyer: a novel neuromodulation technology in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2015
    Review

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Authors and funding

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Abstract

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