Motor Cortical Excitability: A Clinical Marker for Memory Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Background: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) accelerates cognitive aging and increases the risk for Alzheimer ’s disease (AD). Even non-demented older adults with T2DM show learning and memory impairments. Prior research has linked cortical hyperexcitability to memory dysfunction in AD. Our aim was to investigate if a similar association exists in T2DM.

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - January 22, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: S. Zadey, A. Pascual-Leone, P. Fried, S. Buss Source Type: research