TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION : An OVERVIEW
Journal Title: The Odisha Journal of Psychiatry - Year 2009, Vol 16, Issue 1
Abstract
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a new investigational technique used to explore various neural processes and treat a variety of neuropsychiatric illnesses. Potential therapeutic properties of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) have been suggested in several psychiatric disorders such as depression, mania, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia. By inducing electric currents in brain tissue via a timevarying strong magnetic field, rTMS has the potential to either directly or trans-synaptically modulate neuronal circuits thought to be dysfunctional in these psychiatric disorders.We conducted a review of literature consist of randomized controlled trials that compared rTMS with sham in patients with depression and in other psychiatric disorders and concluded that rTMS represents an exciting new frontier in neuroscience research, providing insights into the pathophysiology and treatment of various neuropsychiatric disorders but it needs a lot a research to get established.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Ajaya Mishra, Pinaki Sarkar
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