2024
Noninvasive Gamma Sensory Stimulation May Reduce White Matter and Myelin Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease
Da X, Hempel E, Ou Y, Rowe O, Malchano Z, Hajós M, Kern R, Megerian J, Cimenser A. Noninvasive Gamma Sensory Stimulation May Reduce White Matter and Myelin Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2024, 97: 359-372. PMID: 38073386, PMCID: PMC10789351, DOI: 10.3233/jad-230506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter atrophyActive treatment participantsMatter atrophyAlzheimer's diseaseMyelin lossTreatment participantsWhite matterNeuronal network functionT2-weighted MRIEarly disease interventionMRI outcomesClinical trialsEntorhinal regionWhite matter structuresHz stimulationMagnetic resonance imaging dataAfferent connectionsInclusion criteriaTherapeutic approachesAtrophySensory stimulationVolume assessmentDisease interventionDiseaseMyelin content
2023
Lobe‐specific changes in white matter volume and myelination following 6‐month 40 Hz gamma sensory stimulation in patients on the Alzheimer’s disease spectrum
Cimenser A, Da X, Hempel E, Malchano Z, Vaughan B, Megerian J, Hajos M. Lobe‐specific changes in white matter volume and myelination following 6‐month 40 Hz gamma sensory stimulation in patients on the Alzheimer’s disease spectrum. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.073143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhite matter volumeAlzheimer's diseaseWhite matterPlacebo groupTemporal lobeMatter volumeFrontal lobeParietal lobeWhite matter atrophyGray matter changesMRI T1 imagesTreatment group resultsMonth 3Month 6Neurological comorbiditiesT1w/T2w ratioMatter atrophyAD patientsMagnetic resonance imaging dataPathological changesOccipital lobePlacebo participantsMatter changesNeuronal activityTreatment groupsDecay in Entorhinal White Matter/Gray Matter contrast in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients is reduced by 40Hz sensory stimulation
Da X, Hempel E, Malchano Z, Vaughan B, Megerian J, Hajos M, Cimenser A. Decay in Entorhinal White Matter/Gray Matter contrast in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients is reduced by 40Hz sensory stimulation. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.077337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingEntorhinal regionAlzheimer's diseaseWhite matterPlacebo groupDisease patientsMRI measuresTreatment groupsPlacebo-controlled feasibility studyPhase I/IISensory stimulationMonth 6 visitMonths of treatmentStructural magnetic resonance imagingAlzheimer's disease patientsSignal intensityT1 magnetic resonance imagingLinear mixed-effects modelingMonth 3WM atrophyMyelin lossAD severityWM/GM contrastMixed-effects modelingAD patients