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Transcranial low‐frequency pulsating electromagnetic fields (T‐PEMF) as post‐concussion syndrome treatment

BACKGROUND: Treatment options for the subgroup of people who develop long‐lasting symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury are limited. Transcranial pulsating low‐frequency electromagnetic stimulation (T‐PEMF) in other patient groups has shown promising results in several studies with proposed...

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Autores principales: Miller, Claire Prener, Prener, Martin, Dissing, Steen, Paulson, Olaf B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7689717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32559313
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ane.13300
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author Miller, Claire Prener
Prener, Martin
Dissing, Steen
Paulson, Olaf B.
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description BACKGROUND: Treatment options for the subgroup of people who develop long‐lasting symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury are limited. Transcranial pulsating low‐frequency electromagnetic stimulation (T‐PEMF) in other patient groups has shown promising results in several studies with proposed neuroprotective and anti‐inflammatory effects. OBJECTIVE: The present pilot study was conducted to access feasibility and tolerability of T‐PEMF in treating post‐concussion syndrome. METHODS: Seven patients with post‐concussion syndrome received 5 weeks of daily 30 minutes T‐PEMF treatment with evaluation after 2 and 5 weeks and 3 months after ending treatment. RESULTS: Compliance was high as all subject completed the full treatment. Two patients however experienced a worsening of their concussion symptoms during the course of treatment. The remaining patients had some discomfort in relation to treatment, mainly headache, but passing and less for each treatment. The majority (n = 5) had a reduction in symptoms overall, up to 61% (2%‐61%) based on the Rivermead Post‐Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire. CONCLUSION: Further studies on T‐PEMF as a treatment option for post‐concussion syndrome are warranted.
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spelling pubmed-76897172020-12-05 Transcranial low‐frequency pulsating electromagnetic fields (T‐PEMF) as post‐concussion syndrome treatment Miller, Claire Prener Prener, Martin Dissing, Steen Paulson, Olaf B. Acta Neurol Scand Original Articles BACKGROUND: Treatment options for the subgroup of people who develop long‐lasting symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury are limited. Transcranial pulsating low‐frequency electromagnetic stimulation (T‐PEMF) in other patient groups has shown promising results in several studies with proposed neuroprotective and anti‐inflammatory effects. OBJECTIVE: The present pilot study was conducted to access feasibility and tolerability of T‐PEMF in treating post‐concussion syndrome. METHODS: Seven patients with post‐concussion syndrome received 5 weeks of daily 30 minutes T‐PEMF treatment with evaluation after 2 and 5 weeks and 3 months after ending treatment. RESULTS: Compliance was high as all subject completed the full treatment. Two patients however experienced a worsening of their concussion symptoms during the course of treatment. The remaining patients had some discomfort in relation to treatment, mainly headache, but passing and less for each treatment. The majority (n = 5) had a reduction in symptoms overall, up to 61% (2%‐61%) based on the Rivermead Post‐Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire. CONCLUSION: Further studies on T‐PEMF as a treatment option for post‐concussion syndrome are warranted. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020-07-16 2020-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7689717/ /pubmed/32559313 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ane.13300 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
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title_full_unstemmed Transcranial low‐frequency pulsating electromagnetic fields (T‐PEMF) as post‐concussion syndrome treatment
title_short Transcranial low‐frequency pulsating electromagnetic fields (T‐PEMF) as post‐concussion syndrome treatment
title_sort transcranial low‐frequency pulsating electromagnetic fields (t‐pemf) as post‐concussion syndrome treatment
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7689717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32559313
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ane.13300
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