Facilitated lexical processing accuracy and reaction times following repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in dementia of the Alzheimer type: a case study

Georgia Roumpea (Author), Jurij Bon (Author), Katarina Marjanovič (Author), Zvezdan Pirtošek (Author), Christina Manouilidou (Author)

Abstract

We investigated the potential effects of high-frequency (10 Hz) repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) of the bilateral Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) (30-sessions; 2-sessions/day) on improving lexical processing in one participant with mild – Alzheimer’s disease (hereafter dementia of the Alzheimer type-DAT). Increased accuracy and faster reaction times (RTs) were reported in a lexical-decision task (LDT) up to 2-months post-intervention. The current findings indicate that high-frequency stimulation of the DLPFC might be a potential therapeutic tool to improve lexical processing in mild-DAT

Keywords

Alzheimerjeva demenca;transkranialna magnetna stimulacija (TMS);reakcijski časi;leksikalna obdelava;naloga leksikalne odločitve;nevrolingvistika;Dementia of the Alzheimer’s type;Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS);reaction times;lexical processing;lexical decision task;neurolinguistics;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2023
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL FF - Faculty of Arts
UDC:	81'234:616.894
COBISS:	196254723
ISSN:	1465-3656
Views:	108
Downloads:	18
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	Alzheimerjeva demenca;transkranialna magnetna stimulacija;TMS;reakcijski časi;leksikalna obdelava;naloga leksikalne odločitve;nevrolingvistika;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 151-159
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ29
Issue:	ǂissue ǂ5
Chronology:	2023
DOI:	10.1080/13554794.2024.2348222
ID:	24252670