Effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation as an enhancer of cognitive stimulation sessions on mild cognitive impairment: Preliminary results

• Published in: Psychiatry research 2021-10, Vol.304, p.114151-114151, Article 114151
• Main Authors: GY, Roque Roque, JV, Reyes-López, J, Ricardo Garcell, M, López Hidalgo, L, Aguilar Fabré, G, Trejo Cruz, S, Cañizares Gómez, AR, Calderón Moctezuma, F, Ortega Cruz, A, Ortíz Baron, NA, Arias García, M, Espino Cortés, H, Hernández Montiel, J, González Olvera
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Cognitive stimulation; Mild cognitive impairment; Transcranial magnetic stimulation
• ISSN: 0165-1781; 1872-7123
• DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114151

•This study proposes an intervention for the improvement of mild cognitive impairment.•The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on cognitive Stimulation in patients with mild cognitive impairment.•This study becomes relevant for demonstrate adjuvant effects on neuropsychological and clinical variables of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Cognitive Stimulation in executive functions, memory and attention. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a state between normal cognition and dementia. Currently, there is little evidence of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) as an enhancing tool for Cognitive Stimulation (CS) on MCI. The importance of this study consists in its assessment of the enhancing effect of rTMS on CS in 22 MCI patients randomized and divided into two group: active (AG) and sham (SG). Diagnoses and assessments were determined during 30 sessions over a 10-week period by Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Neuropsí test. Results were statistically significant in the intergroup analysis with MoCA and intragroup only for AG.