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The Treatment Of Depression In Alzheimer's Disease Using Neuromodulation: A Literature Review, Aaron Marbn, Shane Ragland, Thalia Adrian, Clara Alvarez Villalba, Samuel Neuhut
The Treatment Of Depression In Alzheimer's Disease Using Neuromodulation: A Literature Review, Aaron Marbn, Shane Ragland, Thalia Adrian, Clara Alvarez Villalba, Samuel Neuhut
East Florida Research Day 2023
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INTRODUCTION: An estimated 44 million individuals live with Alzheimer's Dementia globally, a number expected to triple by 2050.1 Depression is a commonly observed comorbidity in individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Traditional antidepressant medications often pose challenges due to their side effects and limited efficacy in this population. As a result, alternative therapeutic approaches are being explored, with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) emerging as a promising intervention for treating depression in Alzheimer's patients. TMS is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique that utilizes magnetic fields to modulate neural activity in targeted brain regions …