Case Report: Deep Brain Stimulation of the Nucleus Basalis of Meynert for Advanced Alzheimer's Disease

Case Report: Deep Brain Stimulation of the Nucleus Basalis of Meynert for Advanced Alzheimer's Disease

Patients with advanced Alzheimer's disease (AD) experience cognitive impairment and physical disabilities in daily life. Currently, there are no treatments available to slow down the course of the disease, and limited treatments exist only to treat symptoms. However, deep brain stimulation of t...

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Main Authors: Wei Zhang, Wei Liu, Bhavana Patel, Yingchuan Chen, Kailiang Wang, Anchao Yang, Fangang Meng, Aparna Wagle Shukla, Shanshan Cen, John Yu, Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, Jianguo Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
deep brain stimulation
nucleus basalis of Meynert
Alzheimer's disease
thermoregulatory disturbance
Mini-Mental State Examination
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2021.645584/full

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