A5101824107- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
- Neurological and metabolic disorders
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Biochemical Acid Research Studies
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Nuovo Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio
2013
Istituto S.Anna Crotone
2012
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Most diabetic patients have insulin resistance (IR) that associated with compensatory hyperinsulinemia, one of the mechanisms suggested increased AD in DM. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) a disulfide molecule antioxidant properties has positive effects on glucose metabolism and IR. This study evaluated effect ALA treatment (600 mg/day) cognitive performances without One hundred twenty-six were divided into two groups,...
Motor Cortex Stimulation (MCS) is less efficacious than Deep Brain (DBS) in Parkinson's disease. However, it might be proposed to patients excluded from DBS or unresponsive DBS. Ten with advanced PD underwent unilateral MCS contralaterally the worst clinical side. A plate electrode was positioned over motor cortex epidural space through single burr hole after identification of area neuronavigation and neurophysiological tests. Clinical assessment performed by total UPDRS, UPDRS III total,...