Understanding the Common Side Effect of Pain During Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment
The symptoms of depression are bad enough without enduring side effects from the medications used to treat them. Newer treatments without drugs include repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a non-invasive procedure where patients receive a series of short magnetic pulses over the scalp to stimulate the nerve cells of the brain. Daily 40-minute treatments using a protocol called high-frequency stimulation (HF) are delivered for 6 weeks, however this can be shortened to daily 3-minute treatments using a protocol called intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS).
Side Effects Trajectories in rTMS Treatment for Depression
Side Effects Trajectories in rTMS Treatment for Depression: High Frequency Left (10Hz) vs. Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation Afifa Humaira, Sihaoyu Gao , Lang Wu, Jonathan Downar, Daniel Blumberger, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez Introduction According to WHO, Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability that affects 350 million people worldwide, and 30% of them suffer […]