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According to an announcement, the study aims to improve the cognitive function of patients, using non-invasive treatment through Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.
Recent data from research in the field of Alzheimer's disease offer optimistic data for improving cognitive function or even reducing the observed pathology in the brain of patients, it adds.
Previous research, the statement continues, has shown that stimulating the brain in non-invasive ways, for example through audiovisual stimuli, can lead to a reduction in pathology of up to 60%.
The research, it is noted, has recently been extended to brain stimulation via Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, with early results showing positive signs in reducing disease pathology and improving cognitive function in patients.
The Cyprus University of Technology is contributing to this research effort, with a study approved by the National Bioethics of Cyprus, and people with diagnosed Alzheimer's disease, who have no history of stroke, no history of epilepsy, no other disease that may cause cognitive impairment, are eligible to participate and can travel to the University Rehabilitation Clinic of TEPAK, in Limassol, for a total of 10 treatments.
The announcement adds that, the opportunity to visit an associate medical neurologist is offered to assess the health of people who present the clinical features of the disease (mainly significant memory difficulties) and who have not previously visited a doctor for evaluation and possible diagnosis.
Patients will undergo a brain MRI scan and receive an extensive neuropsychological evaluation describing their cognitive ability before and after the study.
Both the brain MRI and the neuropsychological evaluation will be offered to selected patients completely free of charge.
For more information interested parties can contact the researchers nikos.konstantinou@cut.ac.cy, ag.traikapi@edu.cut.ac.cy and +357 99571290.
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