Partial improvement in performance of patients with severe Alzheimer's disease at an early stage of fornix deep brain stimulation

Partial improvement in performance of patients with severe Alzheimer's disease at an early stage of fornix deep brain stimulation

Deep brain stimulation is a therapy for Alzheimer's disease (AD) that has previously been used for mainly mild to moderate cases. This study provides the first evidence of early alterations in performance induced by stimulation targeted at the fornix in severe AD patients. The performance of th...

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Main Authors: Zhi-Qi Mao, Xin Wang, Xin Xu, Zhi-Qiang Cui, Long-Sheng Pan, Xiao-Jing Ning, Bai-Xuan Xu, Lin Ma, Zhi-Pei Ling, Jian-Jun Jia, Xin-Guang Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Neural Regeneration Research
Subjects:
Alzheimer′s disease; deep brain stimulation; fornix; cognition
memory; mood
performance; early stage; functional neurosurgery; dementia
Online Access:http://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2018;volume=13;issue=12;spage=2164;epage=2172;aulast=Mao

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