ArticleDementia & neuropsychologia
Adjuvant transcranial direct current stimulation for treating Alzheimer's disease: A case study.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis of transcranial direct-current stimulation effects on cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer's disease.Molecular psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment-A State-of-the-Art Review on Methodological Characteristics and Stimulation Parameters.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2020Pooled it
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- Effects of short- and long-term neurostimulation (tDCS) on Alzheimer's disease patients: two randomized studies.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2021Trial
- Neurotransmitter Systems in Alzheimer's Disease.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Review
- A functional MRI and magnetoencephalography study of the cognitive modulatory effect of transcranial direct current stimulation in early Alzheimer's disease.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Microcurrent therapy as the nonpharmacological new protocol against Alzheimer's disease.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
- Therapeutic non-invasive brain treatments in Alzheimer's disease: recent advances and challenges.Inflammation and regeneration · 2022Review
- Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Memory of Elderly People with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review.Journal of central nervous system disease · 2022Review
- Effects of tACS-Like Electrical Stimulation on Off- and On-Off Center Retinal Ganglion Cells: Part II.Eye and brain · 2022Article
- Multisite transcranial direct current stimulation associated with cognitive training in episodic memory and executive functions in individuals with Alzheimer's disease: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2021Article
- A Scoping Review of Neuromodulation Techniques in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Useful Tool for Clinical Practice?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Driving Oscillatory Dynamics: Neuromodulation for Recovery After Stroke.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2021Review
- Effects of tACS-Like Electrical Stimulation on On-Center Retinal Ganglion Cells: Part I.Eye and brain · 2021Article
- Therapeutic noninvasive brain stimulation in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.Current opinion in neurology · 2019Review
- Ameliorative Effects of Different Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Paradigms on the Novel Object Recognition Task in a Rat Model of Alzheimer Disease.Galen medical journal · 2019Article
- Neurostimulation Combined With Cognitive Intervention in Alzheimer's Disease (NeuroAD): Study Protocol of Double-Blind, Randomized, Factorial Clinical Trial.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2018Article
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Abstract
We report the case of a 73-year-old male patient with Alzheimer's disease who underwent 10-daily transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) sessions. tDCS was applied over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as an adjuvant to the traditional treatment that the patient was receiving, which consisted of anticholinergic medication and cognitive training. The data were qualitatively analyzed and are presented in an analytic and structured form. The effects on cognitive performance were evaluated using the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale as the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes were assessed with a set of tests consisting of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, the Blessed Dementia Scale and the Disability Assessment for Dementia. The data obtained revealed that the application of tDCS had a stabilizing effect on overall patient cognitive function and led to improved performance on all the secondary outcome tests. These preliminary results indicate that tDCS is a potential adjuvant therapeutic tool for cognitive rehabilitation in Alzheimer's disease .
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