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| Title |
Adjuvant transcranial direct current stimulation for treating Alzheimer's disease: A case study
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| Published in |
Dementia & Neuropsychologia, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1590/s1980-5764-2016dn1002013 |
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| Authors |
Suellen Marinho Andrade, Camila Teresa Ponce Leon de Mendonça, Thobias Cavalcanti Laurindo Pereira, Bernardino Fernandez-Calvo, Regina Coely Neves Araújo, Nelson Torro Alves |
| Abstract |
We report the case of a 73-year-old male patient with Alzheimer's disease who underwent 10-daily transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) sessions. tDCS was applied over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as an adjuvant to the traditional treatment that the patient was receiving, which consisted of anticholinergic medication and cognitive training. The data were qualitatively analyzed and are presented in an analytic and structured form. The effects on cognitive performance were evaluated using the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale as the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes were assessed with a set of tests consisting of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, the Blessed Dementia Scale and the Disability Assessment for Dementia. The data obtained revealed that the application of tDCS had a stabilizing effect on overall patient cognitive function and led to improved performance on all the secondary outcome tests. These preliminary results indicate that tDCS is a potential adjuvant therapeutic tool for cognitive rehabilitation in Alzheimer's disease . |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 57 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 57 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 12% |
| Researcher | 6 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 12% |
| Unknown | 16 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 15 | 26% |
| Psychology | 10 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 11% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 16 | 28% |
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