Strengthened theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation as an adjunctive treatment for Alzheimer’s disease: An open-label pilot study

• Xingqi Wu,
• Gong-Jun Ji,
• Zhi Geng,
• Shanshan Zhou,
• Yibing Yan,
• Ling Wei,
• Bensheng Qiu,
• Yanghua Tian,
• Kai Wang

Affiliations

Xingqi Wu

Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Hefei, 230022, China

Gong-Jun Ji

Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Hefei, 230022, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Mental Health, Hefei 230022, China; Department of Medical Psychology, Chaohu Clinical Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230000, China

Zhi Geng

Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Hefei 230022, China

Shanshan Zhou

Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Hefei 230022, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Mental Health, Hefei 230022, China

Yibing Yan

Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Hefei 230022, China

Ling Wei

Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Hefei 230022, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Mental Health, Hefei 230022, China

Bensheng Qiu

Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, China

Yanghua Tian

Corresponding author. Department of Neurology, First Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, Anhui, China.; Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Hefei 230022, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Mental Health, Hefei 230022, China

Kai Wang

Corresponding author. Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China.; Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Hefei 230022, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Mental Health, Hefei 230022, China; Department of Medical Psychology, Chaohu Clinical Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230000, China