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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Anderkova, Lubomiraa; b | Eliasova, Ilonaa; b | Marecek, Radeka; b | Janousova, Evac | Rektorova, Irenaa; b; *
Affiliations: [a] Applied Neuroscience Research Group, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University (CEITEC MU), Brno, Czech Republic | [b] First Department of Neurology, St. Anne’s University Hospital and School of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic | [c] Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: Irena Rektorova, MD, PhD, First Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Masaryk University, St. Anne’s Teaching Hospital, Pekarska 53, 656 91 Brno, Czech Republic. Tel.: +420 54318 2639; Fax: +420 54318 2624; irena.rektorova@fnusa.cz
Abstract: Background: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a promising tool to study and modulate brain plasticity. Objective: Our aim was to investigate the effects of rTMS on cognitive functions in patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease (MCI/AD) and assess the effect of gray matter (GM) atrophy on stimulation outcomes. Methods: Twenty MCI/AD patients participated in the proof-of-concept controlled study. Each patient received three sessions of 10 Hz rTMS of the right inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), the right superior temporal gyrus (STG), and the vertex (VTX, a control stimulation site) in a randomized order. Cognitive functions were tested prior to and immediately after each session. The GM volumetric data of patients were: 1) compared to healthy controls (HC) using source-based morphometry; 2) correlated with rTMS-induced cognitive improvement. Results: The effect of the stimulated site on the difference in cognitive scores was statistically significant for the Word part of the Stroop test (ST-W, p = 0.012, linear mixed models). As compared to the VTX stimulation, patients significantly improved after both IFG and STG stimulation in this cognitive measure. MCI/AD patients had significant GM atrophy in characteristic brain regions as compared to HC (p = 0.029, Bonferroni corrected). The amount of atrophy correlated with the change in ST-W scores after rTMS of the STG. Conclusion: rTMS enhanced cognitive functions in MCI/AD patients. We demonstrated for the first time that distinct pattern of GM atrophy in MCI/AD diminishes the cognitive effects induced by rTMS of the temporal neocortex.
Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease, brain atrophy, cognitive functions, noninvasive brain stimulation; source-based morphometry
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-150067
Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 251-260, 2015
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