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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2023

Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Methods to Alleviate Symptoms of Huntington's Disease: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Lijin Jose, Lais Bhering Martins, Thiago M Cordeiro, Keya Lee, Alexandre Paim Diaz, Hyochol Ahn, Antonio L Teixeira

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06976983 (Effects of Transcranial Static Magnetic Stimulation), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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NCT06976983 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Transcranial Static Magnetic Stimulation (tSMS) in the Treatment of Hyperkinetic Symptoms of Huntington's Disease

TypeinterventionalSponsorNeuromed IRCCSRan2025 to 2026Enrolled30ConditionsHuntington DiseaseArmsPortable ergonomic helmet for real tSMS, portable ergonomic helmet for placebo tSMS
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Lijin JoseNeuropsychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA.
Lais Bhering MartinsNeuropsychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA.
Thiago M CordeiroNeuropsychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA.
Keya LeeTexas Medical Center Library, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Alexandre Paim DiazCenter for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6591-6648
Hyochol AhnCollege of Nursing, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9998-4876
Antonio L TeixeiraNeuropsychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9621-5422

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Huntington's disease (HD) is a progressive and debilitating neurodegenerative disease. There is growing evidence for non-invasive neuromodulation tools as therapeutic strategies in neurodegenerative diseases. This systematic review aims to investigate the effectiveness of noninvasive neuromodulation in HD-associated motor, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Clinical Trials, Embase, and PsycINFO from inception to 13 July 2021. Case reports, case series, and clinical trials were included while screening/diagnostic tests involving non-invasive neuromodulation, review papers, experimental studies on animal models, other systematic reviews, and meta-analyses were excluded. We have identified 19 studies in the literature investigating the use of ECT, TMS, and tDCS in the treatment of HD. Quality assessments were performed using Joanna Briggs Institute's (JBI's) critical appraisal tools. Eighteen studies showed improvement of HD symptoms, but the results were very heterogeneous considering different intervention techniques and protocols, and domains of symptoms. The most noticeable improvement involved depression and psychosis after ECT protocols. The impact on cognitive and motor symptoms is more controversial. Further investigations are required to determine the therapeutic role of distinct neuromodulation techniques for HD-related symptoms.

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ECTHuntington’s diseaseneuromodulationneuropsychiatric symptomstDCSTMS

Identifiers

PMID36902788
PMCPMC10004225

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