Cholinergic circuitry functioning in patients with vascular cognitive impairment – no dementia

Cholinergic circuitry functioning in patients with vascular cognitive impairment – no dementia

Background: An impairment of central cholinergic activity, as evaluated non-invasively by the short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI) of motor responses evoked by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), was observed in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairme...

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Main Authors: Rita Bella, Mariagiovanna Cantone, Giuseppe Lanza, Raffaele Ferri, Luisa Vinciguerra, Valentina Puglisi, Manuela Pennisi, Riccardo Ricceri, Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, Giovanni Pennisi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Cortical excitability
Acetylcholine
Vascular dementia
White matter lesions
Executive dysfunction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X15011341

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