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ArticleFrontiers in neurology

High-dose accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation targeting the primary motor cortex for gait and cognitive functions in cerebral small vessel disease: a randomized controlled trial.

Xiao-Ying Zhao, Jia-Jing Tian, Bei-Yan Guan, Hua-Wei Chen, Shi-Yao Wang, Xin-Yang Zhang, Yan-Wei Miao, Chun-Li Song, Bing-Wei Zhang

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Xiao-Ying Zhao *Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Jia-Jing Tian *Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Bei-Yan GuanDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Hua-Wei ChenDepartment of Convalescent Medicine IV, Dalian Rehabilitation Recuperation Center of Joint Logistics Support Force of PLA, Dalian, China.
Shi-Yao WangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Xin-Yang ZhangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Yan-Wei MiaoDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Chun-Li SongDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Bing-Wei ZhangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.

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Background: Gait disorder and cognitive dysfunction are the most common symptoms in patients with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD), significantly impacting patients' quality of life. Currently, there remains a lack of effective treatment for gait disorder and cognitive dysfunction of CSVD. In this randomized, single-blind, sham-controlled study, we conducted high-dose accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation (aiTBS) in 36 patients with CSVD to investigate the efficacy and safety of high-dose aiTBS targeting the primary motor cortex (M1 area) for treating various symptoms of CSVD, particularly gait and cognitive function. Methods: The patients were randomly assigned to two groups of real ( Results: Compared to the sham-aiTBS group, the real-aiTBS group exhibited significantly greater improvements in multidimensional gait, cognitive, affective and autonomic nervous function assessments. At the 4-week follow-up, time effects were statistically significant for the 3mTUG duration, Tinetti, CMMS, and MoCA scores. The real-aiTBS group exhibited more pronounced group-by-time interaction effects for the 3mTUG duration, Tinetti, and CMMS scores, while no statistically significant differences from the sham-aiTBS group were observed for the MoCA score. The aiTBS intervention response is correlated to the CSVD neuroimaging features, including periventricular white matter hyperintensity, enlarged perivascular space, cortical atrophy, lacune and total CSVD burden score. Conclusion: The aiTBS holds promise as a valuable therapeutic approach for CSVD. High-dose aiTBS targeting the M1 area improved clinical symptoms such as gait and cognitive disorder in patients with CSVD. The therapeutic response to aiTBS in CSVD patients is related to the CSVD neuroimaging phenotypes.

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accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulationcerebral small vessel diseasecognitive dysfunctiongait disorderneuroimaging phenotypeprimary motor cortex

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PMCPMC13265494

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