Clinical Trial: Deep Brain Stimulation for Alzheimer's
Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Condition: Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Cholinergic Deep Brain Stimulation for Alzheimer's Disease
Brief Summary:
This project will investigate the potential of Deep Brain Stimulation to improve cognitive abilities and counteract the effects of Alzheimer's disease.Deep Brain Stimulation electrodes targeting the Nucleus Basalis of Meynert (NB) will be implanted bilaterally in a cohort of patients.NB is the sole source of acetylcholine to the neocortex.Such stimulation may not only treat the cognitive symptoms but may have disease-modifying effects.Drawing from animal experiments in non-human primates that showed success…
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