Transcranial magnetic stimulation
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Used for
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
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Broader Terms
brain imaging /visualization /scanning, magnetic field, nervous system disorder therapy
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Related Terms
brain disorder diagnosis, brain electrical activity
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Scope Note
noninvasive technique to stimulate brain by application of electromagnetic field on scalp to induce an electric field in the brain; used for diagnosis and therapy.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a promisingnew research and, perhaps, therapeutic tool, but more work remains before itcan be fully integrated in psychiatry's diagnostic and therapeuticarmamentarium.
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is as effective as fluoxetine in the treatment of depression in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is as effective as electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of nondelusional major depressive disorder: an open study.
- What is transcranial magnetic stimulation?Transcranial magnetic stimulation is an investigational procedure used to treat major depression.
- The technology at the core of professor Allan Snyder's experiments to boost creative intelligence, transcranial magnetic stimulation, is behind some pretty wacky claims.
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Reprinted with permission from The Harvard Mental Health Letter, 164 Longwood Avenue, Boston MA 02115 What is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation? We asked Juliet Goldman, M.
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a potential new treatment for certain psychiatric disorders which is being studied in many countries throughout the world, including Australia.
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