Aikaterini Varka

Ms. Aikaterini Varka


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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29 January 2023 in Life
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IVIrini Vilou
Irini Vilou
AVAikaterini Varka
Aikaterini Varka
DPDimitrios Parissis
Dimitrios Parissis
Theodora AfrantouTheodora Afrantou
Theodora Afrantou
Panagiotis IoannidisPanagiotis Ioannidis
Panagiotis Ioannidis
Memory deficits are common in patients with dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, but also in patients with other neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as brain injury, multiple sclerosis, ischemic stroke and schizophrenia. Memory loss affects patients’ functionality and, by extension, their quality of life. Non-invasive brain training methods, such as EEG neurofeedback, are used to address cognitive deficits and behavioral changes in dementia and other neurological disorders by training patients to alter their brain activity via operant activity. In this review paper, we analyze various protocols of EEG neurofeedback in memory rehabilitation in patients with dementia, multiple sclerosis, strokes and traumatic brain injury. The results from the studies show the effectiveness of the ΕΕG-NFB method in improving at least one cognitive domain, regardless of the number of sessions or the type of protocol applied. In future research, it is important to address methodological weaknesses in the application of the method, its long-term effects as well as ethical issues.