TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kuhn, J.
AU  - Hardenacke, K.
AU  - Lenartz, D.
AU  - Gruendler, T.
AU  - Ullsperger, M.
AU  - Bartsch, C.
AU  - Mai, J. K.
AU  - Zilles, K.
AU  - Bauer, Andreas
AU  - Matusch, A.
AU  - Schulz, R-J
AU  - Noreik, M.
AU  - Bührle, C. P.
AU  - Maintz, D.
AU  - Woopen, C.
AU  - Häussermann, P.
AU  - Hellmich, M.
AU  - Klosterkötter, J.
AU  - Wiltfang, J.
AU  - Maarouf, M.
AU  - Freund, Hans-Joachim
AU  - Sturm, V.
TI  - Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus basalis of Meynert in Alzheimer’s dementia
JO  - Molecular psychiatry
VL  - 20
IS  - 3
SN  - 1476-5578
CY  - London
PB  - Macmillan
M1  - FZJ-2015-01954
SP  - 353 - 360
PY  - 2015
AB  - Cholinergic neurons of the medial forebrain are considered important contributors to brain plasticity and neuromodulation. A reduction of cholinergic innervation can lead to pathophysiological changes of neurotransmission and is observed in Alzheimer’s disease. Here we report on six patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) treated with bilateral low-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM). During a four-week double-blind sham-controlled phase and a subsequent 11-month follow-up open label period, clinical outcome was assessed by neuropsychological examination using the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale—cognitive subscale as the primary outcome measure. Electroencephalography and [18F]-fluoro-desoxyglucose positron emission tomography were, besides others, secondary endpoints. On the basis of stable or improved primary outcome parameters twelve months after surgery, four of the six patients were considered responders. No severe or non-transitional side effects related to the stimulation were observed. Taking into account all limitations of a pilot study, we conclude that DBS of the NBM is both technically feasible and well tolerated.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000351779300009
C6  - pmid:24798585
DO  - DOI:10.1038/mp.2014.32
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/188612
ER  -