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Authors: Abreu, Antonio Alejandro Villasana de;
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Introdução: A fadiga é um sintoma descrito como falta de energia e exaustão podendo ser física ou cognitiva. Atualmente, a sua medição depende exclusivamente de escalas de perceção subjetiva. A estimulação transcraniana magnética e o protocolo de estimulação theta burst continua (cTBS) surge como um método não invasivo usado para explorar e modular funções cerebrais e o processamento cognitivo. Assim, esta investigação tem como objetivo o estudo e quantificação de distintos parâmetros biológicos que possam associarse à fadiga e avaliar os diferentes efeitos que a cTBS têm em indivíduos fatigados. Materiais e métodos: Realizou-se um estudo “crossover” em voluntários saudáveis – amostra com 7 voluntários (6 indivíduos do sexo feminino e 1 do sexo masculino); no teste A procedeu-se à realização de exercício aeróbio moderado e redução do sono em 20% do tempo habitual e no teste B não se procedeu a alterações do estilo de vida. A fadiga foi avaliada através da escala de Chalder e foram realizados: o teste de fluência verbal, teste de reação visual, medição da oximetria cerebral e avaliação de potenciais evocados cognitivos (P300), em ambos os testes, antes e após a aplicação da cTBS. Procedeu-se um follow-up de 4 semanas da perceção de fadiga, com a escala de Chalder. Para a análise estatística recorreu-se ao teste de Friedman e, quando significativo a 5%, as comparações aos pares foram obtidas com o teste de Dunn com correção de Bonferroni. As correlações foram medidas usando o coeficiente de correlação de Spearman. Resultados: Como esperado, no teste A, os voluntários foram considerados fatigados de acordo com a escala de Chalder, mas no teste B não; contudo a diferença não foi estatisticamente significativa. No teste de fluência verbal, ambos os grupos A e B mostraram melhor performance depois da cTBS, sem diferença significativa entre ambos. A cTBS originou a lentificação da latência do P300, potencialmente de forma mais pronunciada no grupo do teste A. Conclusão: Apesar de uma possível diferença entre os grupos A e B nos resultados do P300 após cTBS associada ao grupo fatigado, esta não foi significativa. Assim, no presente estudo não foi possível concluir que a fadiga pode ser medida de forma objetiva. Vários fatores limitantes, nomeadamente o número de sujeitos, podem ter contribuído para isso.

Introduction: Fatigue is a symptom described as the lack of energy and exhaustion and can be physical or cognitive. Currently, its measurement depends exclusively on subjective perception scales. Transcranial magnetic stimulation and the theta burst stimulation protocol (cTBS) appears as a non-invasive method used to explore and modulate brain functioning, may influence cognitive processing. Therefore, this investigation has as objective the study and quantification of different biological parameters that may be associated with fatigue and evaluate the different effects of cTBS in fatigue individuals. Methods and materials: A “crossover” study was carried out with 7 healthy adult volunteers (6 females and 1 male). In test A was proceeded to the realization of moderate aerobic exercise and reduction of sleep by 20% of the usual amount, and in test B was not proceeded to lifestyle changes. The fatigue was measured using Chalder scale and were performed verbal fluency test, visual reaction test, measurement of cerebral oximetry and evaluation of evoked cognitive potentials (P300), before and after the application of cTBS. It was proceeded to a follow-up of 4 weeks of the fatigue perception. For statistical analysis, the Friedman test was used and, when significant at 5%, pairwise comparisons were obtained with the Dunn test with Bonferroni correction. Correlations were measured using Spearman's correlation coefficient. Results: As expected, on test A, volunteers were considered fatigued according to chalder scale, but in test B they were not; however, the difference was statistically non-significant. In the verbal fluency test, both A and B groups shown better performance after cTBS, with no significant difference between them. cTBS slowed P300 latency, potentially more pronounced on the test A group. Conclusion: Despite a possible difference between groups A and B in P300 results after cTBS in the fatigued group, this was not significant. Therefore, in the present study it was not possible to conclude that fatigue can be measured objectively. Several limiting factors, namely the number of subjects, may have contributed to this.

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Estimulação Magnética Transcraniana, Nirs, Fadiga Cognitiva, Teste de Fluência Verbal, Tms, Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde::Medicina, Fadiga Física, 610, Ctbs, Teste de Reação Visual

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