Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression: State of the Art

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression: State of the Art

First of these challenges is being addressed through the use of theta (θ) burst stimulation, which simulates the theta neural firing in the normal brain, trying to bring down the session duration from 37.5 min to a bare 3 min. [...]the challenge is also to reduce the overall treatment course durati...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of psychological medicine 2017-01, Vol.39 (1), p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: Reddy, M. S., Vijay, M. Starlin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Brain research
Electroconvulsive therapy
Evidence-based medicine
Mental depression
Neurons
Neurophysiology
Patient compliance
Patients
Psychotherapy
Researchers
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Zusammenfassung:First of these challenges is being addressed through the use of theta (θ) burst stimulation, which simulates the theta neural firing in the normal brain, trying to bring down the session duration from 37.5 min to a bare 3 min. [...]the challenge is also to reduce the overall treatment course duration to 1-2 weeks Response and remission rates are variable in the available research.
ISSN:0253-7176
0975-1564
DOI:10.4103/0253-7176.198951