The investigators apply the NIA-AA criteria to identify the individuals of biomarker-defined SNAP endophenotype. This is a prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial for the first two weeks, followed by an open-label trial for the next two weeks, and combined functional neuroimaging study of 18F-FDG-PET to further explore the potential mechanisms. A total of 20 SNAP dementia patients will be recruited for consecutive two years, and be subjected to iTBS for 5 daily interventions per week for four consecutive weeks. Cognitive evaluation will be performed before and immediately after TBS intervention, and 8 weeks after TBS. Data on functional neuroimaging will be also collected before and after TBS protocol.
This is a pilot study to identify a homogeneous cohort of pathologically specific dementia with SNAP for clinical trial of brain stimulation.