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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Therapeutic Option for Neurologic and Psychiatric Illnesses

In recent years, transcranial magnetic stimulation has become an area of interest in the field of neurosciences due to its ability to non-invasively induce sufficient electric current to depolarize superficial axons and networks in the cortex and can be used to explore brain functioning. Evidence sh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Habib, Sara, Hamid, Umair, Jamil, Ayesha, Zainab, Aariz Z, Yousuf, Tooba, Habib, Sana, Tariq, Syed Maaz, Ali, Faryal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6298622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30564535
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3456
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Sumario:In recent years, transcranial magnetic stimulation has become an area of interest in the field of neurosciences due to its ability to non-invasively induce sufficient electric current to depolarize superficial axons and networks in the cortex and can be used to explore brain functioning. Evidence shows that transcranial magnetic stimulation could be used as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for various neurological and psychiatric illnesses. The aim of this review is to introduce the basics of this technology to the readers and to bring together an overview of some of its clinical applications investigated thus far.