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Effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation as an enhancer of cognitive stimulation sessions on mild cognitive impairment: Preliminary results

2021; Elsevier BV; Volume: 304; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114151

1872-7123

Roque Roque GY, J. Reyes-López, Ricardo Garcell J, López Hidalgo M, Aguilar Fabré L, Trejo Cruz G, Cañizares Gómez S, Calderón Moctezuma AR, Ortega Cruz F, Ortíz Baron A, Arias García NA, Espino Cortés M, Hernández Montiel H, González Olvera J,

Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a state between normal cognition and dementia. Currently, there is little evidence of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) as an enhancing tool for Cognitive Stimulation (CS) on MCI. The importance of this study consists in its assessment of the enhancing effect of rTMS on CS in 22 MCI patients randomized and divided into two group: active (AG) and sham (SG). Diagnoses and assessments were determined during 30 sessions over a 10-week period by Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Neuropsí test. Results were statistically significant in the intergroup analysis with MoCA and intragroup only for AG.