Transcranial magnetic stimulation intervention in Alzheimer's disease: a research proposal for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Alzheimer's disease is a major health problem in our society. To date, pharmacological treatments have obtained poor results and there is a growing interest in finding non-pharmacological interventions for this disease. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive technique that is able to induce changes in brain activity and long-term modifications in impaired neural networks, becoming a promising clinical intervention. Our goal is to study the benefit of individualized TMS targeting based on the patient's functional connectivity (personalized targeting), and short duration TMS protocol, instead of current non-individualized and longer session approaches. A double blind randomized controlled trial will be conducted to assess the effects of TMS treatment imme

SUBMITTER: Marron EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6126036 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature