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Therapeutics > Magnetic Field Therapy > Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Terme préférentiel

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation  

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Définition

  • A technique that involves the use of electrical coils on the head to generate a brief magnetic field which reaches the CEREBRAL CORTEX. It is coupled with ELECTROMYOGRAPHY response detection to assess cortical excitability by the threshold required to induce MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS. This method is also used for BRAIN MAPPING, to study NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, and as a substitute for ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY for treating DEPRESSION. Induction of SEIZURES limits its clinical usage. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with a set of pulses that is experimentally being used as a therapy for DEPRESSION. Abbreviated as rTMS.

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 30/06/2005, dernière modification le 13/06/2014