Challenging the Pleiotropic Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Geriatric Depression: A Multimodal Case Series Study.
Vincenzo Giuseppe NicolettiFrancesco FisicaroEugenio AgugliaRita BellaDamiano CalcagnoMariagiovanna CantoneConcerto CarmenRaffaele FerriLudovico MineoGiovanni PennisiRiccardo RicceriAlessandro RodolicoGiulia SaittaGiulia TorrisiGiuseppe LanzaManuela PennisiPublished in: Biomedicines (2023)
We were unable to detect a relevant impact of high-frequency rTMS on mood, cognition, cortical microcircuits, neurotrophic/growth factors, and CBF. Cerebrovascular disease and exposure to multiple pharmacological treatments might have contributed.