Non-invasive brain stimulation of the right inferior frontal gyrus may improve attention in early Alzheimer's disease: A pilot study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 346, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 318-322

  Eliasova, Ilona ^b   Anderkova, Lubomira ^b   Marecek, Radek ^b   Rektorova, Irena ^a  

^a ST ANNE S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Attention; Inferior frontal gyrus; MCI; Noninvasive brain stimulation; rTMS

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPLEX VISUAL SCENE ENCODING TASK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROOP TEST; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; FRONTAL LOBE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84911006007     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.08.036     Document Type: Article

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