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Chapter 15 - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2019

By
Alex O’Neill-Kerr  and
Sudheer Lankappa
Edited by
I. Nicol Ferrier  and
Jonathan Waite
I. Nicol Ferrier
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Jonathan Waite
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
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Summary

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a relatively new neuro stimulation technique, which has become available in a handful of centres in the UK over the past five years. The technique involves placing a high intensity magnetic coil on the scalp and delivering a rapidly changing magnetic field, which alters the electrical properties of the underlying cortical neurons. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) involves repetitive trains of magnetic stimulations over a defined period of time.

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The ECT Handbook , pp. 129 - 139
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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