Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus basalis of Meynert modulates hippocampal –frontoparietal networks in patients with advanced Alzheimer’s disease

ConclusionThe results indicated that NBM-DBS improves short-term cognitive performance in patients with advanced AD, which may be related to the modulation of multi-network connectivity patterns, and the hippocampus plays an important role within these networks.Trial registrationChiCTR, ChiCTR1900022324. Registered 5 April 2019 —Prospective registration.https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=37712
Source: Translational Neurodegeneration - Category: Neurology Source Type: research