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Prasad R Padala1, Kalpana P Padala2, Shelly Y Lensing3
1Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, AR, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA; Department of Geriatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Abstract:
Apathy is a common and disabling behavioral concomitant of many neurodegenerative conditions. The presence of apathy with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is linked with heightened rates of conversion to Alzheimer's disease. Improving apathy may slow the neurodegenerative process. The objective was to establish the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in improving apathy in older adults with MCI. An 8-week, double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled cross-over study was conducted in nine subjects (66 ± 9 years) with apathy and MCI. Subjects were randomized to rTMS or sham treatment (5 days/week) for 2 weeks following which they underwent a 4-week treatment-free period. Subjects then crossed-over to receive the other treatment for 2 weeks. The primary (apathy (AES-C)) and secondary (cognition (3MS & MMSE), executive function (TMT-A & TMT-B), and clinical global impression (CGI)) outcomes were assessed at baseline, 2, 6, and 8 weeks. After adjusting for baseline, there was a significantly greater improvement in the AES-C with rTMS compared to sham treatment at 2 weeks. There was significantly greater improvement in 3MS, MMSE, TMT-A, and CGI-I with rTMS compared to the sham treatment. This study establishes that rTMS is efficacious in improving apathy in subjects with MCI.
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