Sensorimotor cortex excitability and connectivity in Alzheimer's disease: A TMS‐EEG co‐registration study

F Ferreri, F Vecchio, L Vollero, A Guerra… - Human brain …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Several studies have shown that, in spite of the fact that motor symptoms manifest late in the
course of Alzheimer's disease (AD), neuropathological progression in the motor cortex …

Motor cortex excitability in Alzheimer's disease: a transcranial magnetic stimulation follow-up study

F Ferreri, P Pasqualetti, S Määttä, D Ponzo, A Guerra… - Neuroscience …, 2011 - Elsevier
Transient cognitive and behavioral stabilization of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is
the main goal of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEI) therapy. Response to treatment is …

The relationship between motor cortex excitability and severity of Alzheimer's disease: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study

EM Khedr, MA Ahmed, ES Darwish, AM Ali - Neurophysiologie Clinique …, 2011 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: In Alzheimer's disease (AD), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
studies have been limited to test motor cortical excitability. The aim of this study was to …

Altered parietal-motor connections in Alzheimer's disease patients

S Bonnì, F Lupo, E Lo Gerfo… - Journal of …, 2013 - content.iospress.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by altered functional cortico-cortical connectivity
likely due to loss of afferent and efferent connections between different cortical areas. Here …

Sensorimotor network rewiring in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

F Agosta, MA Rocca, E Pagani, M Absinta… - Human brain …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed at elucidating whether (a) brain areas associated with motor function show
a change in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signal in amnestic mild cognitive …

Evidence of altered corticomotor system connectivity in early-stage Alzheimer's disease

ED Vidoni, GP Thomas, RA Honea… - Journal of Neurologic …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background and Purpose: There is increasing evidence for subtle motor dysfunction early in
Alzheimer disease (AD), including common motor behaviors that were once considered …

Age-related changes of cortical excitability and connectivity in healthy humans: non-invasive evaluation of sensorimotor network by means of TMS-EEG

F Ferreri, A Guerra, L Vollero, D Ponzo, S Maatta… - Neuroscience, 2017 - Elsevier
The sensorimotor cortical system undergoes structural and functional changes across its
lifespan. Some of these changes are physiological and parallel the normal aging process …

Transcranial magnetic stimulation in Alzheimer's disease: a neurophysiological marker of cortical hyperexcitability

G Pennisi, R Ferri, G Lanza, M Cantone… - Journal of Neural …, 2011 - Springer
Recently, neuropathological studies have shown an important motor cortex involvement in
Alzheimer's disease (AD), even in its early stages, despite the lack of clinically evident motor …

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies in Alzheimer′ s Disease

A Guerra, F Assenza, F Bressi… - International Journal …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Although motor deficits affect patients with Alzheimer′ s disease (AD) only at later stages,
recent studies demonstrated that primary motor cortex is precociously affected by neuronal …

New insights into Alzheimer's disease progression: a combined TMS and structural MRI study

E Niskanen, M Könönen, S Määttä, M Hallikainen… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background: Combination of structural and functional data of the human brain can provide
detailed information of neurodegenerative diseases and the influence of the disease on …