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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Peoria, IL USA
Posts: 328
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Location: Peoria, IL USA
Posts: 328
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rTMS?
http://www.mindcarecentres.com/whati...rocedure.aspx#
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Treatment influences the electrical activity in the brain by means of a pulsed magnetic field. The magnetic field is generated by passing brief current pulses through a figure-8 coil of wire (please see photo to the right)
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http://www.mindcarecentres.com/disea...sons.aspx#rtms
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- Many patients that undergo rTMS therapy for PD notice that they are able to speak more clearly, increase their walking speeds, and increase repetitive hand movement speeds after rTMS treatment. Many PD patients require ongoing rTMS therapy to maintain these benefits.
- Previous studies have supported rTMS as a viable treatment option for improving speech and motor symptoms for patients with Parkinson’s disease (Khedr et al., 2006, Dias et al., 2006).
- “Previous studies in patients with Parkinson's disease have reported that a single session of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can improve some or all of the motor symptoms for 30 to 60 minutes. A recent study suggested that repeated sessions of rTMS lead to effects that can last for at least 1 month (Khedr et al, 2006)”
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