Trial reportCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2023
Multi-networks connectivity at baseline predicts the clinical efficacy of left angular gyrus-navigated rTMS in the spectrum of Alzheimer's disease: A sham-controlled study.
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- Effect of traditional Chinese medicine non-pharmacological interventions on cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of neuromodulation techniques for Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation across neurodegenerative diseases: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of rTMS on different targets in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Unlocking the Potential of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Alzheimer's Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials to Optimize Intervention Strategies.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2024Pooled it
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Alters Brain Communication Networks to Improve the Cognitive Function in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment - A Clinical Trial.Current neuropharmacology · 2026Trial
- Fornix Mediates Information Propagation in Brain Networks Following DLPFC-Targeted rTMS in Alzheimer's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2025Trial
- Multi-networks connectivity at baseline predicts the clinical efficacy of left angular gyrus-navigated rTMS in the spectrum of Alzheimer's disease: A sham-controlled study.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2023Trial
- Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Techniques and Their Efficacy in Treating Cognition and Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease-A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- A meta-analysis of the effect of non-invasive neuromodulation techniques on improving cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer's disease.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Review
- The Role of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A Two-Stage Framework for Early Detection and Subtype Identification of Alzheimer's Disease Through Multimodal Biomarker Extraction and Improved GCN.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Bilateral Angular Gyrus 810-nm Transcranial Near-Infrared Stimulation Reshapes Brain Network: Ameliorate Alzheimer's Disease Cognitive Deficits.BME frontiers · 2026Article
- Brain overlapping system-level architecture influenced by external magnetic stimulation and internal gene expression in AD-spectrum patients.Molecular psychiatry · 2025Article
- Associations between the multitrajectory neuroplasticity of neuronavigated rTMS-mediated angular gyrus networks and brain gene expression in AD spectrum patients with sleep disorders.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Article
- Functional network connectivity patterns predicting the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the spectrum of Alzheimer's disease.European radiology experimental · 2023Article
- Identifying biomarkers for tDCS treatment response in Alzheimer's disease patients: a machine learning approach using resting-state EEG classification.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
- Associations between neuronavigated rTMS-mediated functional connectome plasticity and neurotransmitter receptors in Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)Article
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Abstract
introductionNeuro-navigated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is effective in alleviating cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the strategy for target determination and the mechanisms for cognitive improvement remain unclear.
methodsOne hundred and thirteen elderly subjects were recruited in this study, including both cross-sectional (n = 79) and longitudinal experiments (the rTMS group: n = 24; the sham group: n = 10). The cross-sectional experiment explored the precise intervention target based on the cortical-hippocampal network. The longitudinal experiment investigated the clinical efficacy of neuro-navigated rTMS treatment over a four-week period and explored its underlying neural mechanism using seed-based and network-based analysis. Finally, we applied connectome-based predictive modeling to predict the rTMS response using these functional features at baseline.
resultsRTMS at a targeted site of the left angular gyrus (MNI: -45, -67, 38) significantly induced cognitive improvement in memory and language function (p < 0.001). The improved cognition correlated with the default mode network (DMN) subsystems. Furthermore, the connectivity patterns of DMN subsystems (r = 0.52, p = 0.01) or large-scale networks (r = 0.85, p = 0.001) at baseline significantly predicted the Δ language cognition after the rTMS treatment. The connectivity patterns of DMN subsystems (r = 0.47, p = 0.019) or large-scale networks (r = 0.80, p = 0.001) at baseline could predict the Δ memory cognition after the rTMS treatment.
conclusionThese findings suggest that neuro-navigated rTMS targeting the left angular gyrus could improve cognitive function in AD patients. Importantly, dynamic regulation of the intra- and inter-DMN at baseline may represent a potential predictor for favorable rTMS treatment response in patients with cognitive impairment.
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