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NEUROCASE
Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 146-148Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2017.1325911
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease; transcranial direct current stimulation; tDCS; neuromodulation
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- University of Tromso, North Norway
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This case study presents a patient with early-onset Alzheimer`s disease, who applied transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) daily for 8 consecutive months. This was a much higher frequency than previous tDCS studies. Neuropsychological assessments were conducted before the first tDCS session, after 5 months and after 8 months. After 8 months, the patient's immediate recall improved with 39%, whereas delayed recall improved 23%. Overall, the results revealed that patient's cognitive functions were stabilized. There may be slight possibility that tDCS could slow the cognitive decline in Alzheimer`s disease. This should be investigated in clinical trials.
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