Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

JP Lefaucheur, N André-Obadia, A Antal… - Clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
A group of European experts was commissioned to establish guidelines on the therapeutic
use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) from evidence published up until …

Therapeutic application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: a review

EM Wassermann, SH Lisanby - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2001 - Elsevier
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a non-invasive means of electrically stimulating
neurons in the human cerebral cortex, is able to modify neuronal activity locally and at …

Transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of depression

AA Gershon, PN Dannon… - American Journal of …, 2003 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive and easily tolerated
method of altering cortical physiology. The authors evaluate evidence from the last decade …

Psychological benefits 2 and 4 weeks after a single treatment with near infrared light to the forehead: a pilot study of 10 patients with major depression and anxiety

F Schiffer, AL Johnston, C Ravichandran… - Behavioral and brain …, 2009 - Springer
Background Many studies have reported beneficial effects from the application of near-
infrared (NIR) light photobiomodulation (PBM) to the body, and one group has reported …

Transcranial direct current stimulation of the prefrontal cortex modulates the desire for specific foods

F Fregni, F Orsati, W Pedrosa, S Fecteau, FAM Tome… - Appetite, 2008 - Elsevier
We aimed to assess whether modulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLFPC) with
noninvasive brain stimulation, namely transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), modifies …

Cortical stimulation of the prefrontal cortex with transcranial direct current stimulation reduces cue-provoked smoking craving: a randomized, sham-controlled study.

F Fregni, P Liguori, S Fecteau, MA Nitsche… - Journal of Clinical …, 2008 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: Because neuroimaging studies have shown that cue-provoked smoking craving is
associated with changes in the activity of the bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) …

A controlled study of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in medication-resistant major depression

DH Avery, PE Holtzheimer III, W Fawaz, J Russo… - Biological …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a treatment for
depression has shown statistically significant effects, but the clinical significance of these …

A review of the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment for depression, and current and future strategies to optimize efficacy

CK Loo, PB Mitchell - Journal of affective disorders, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There is a growing interest in extending the use of repetitive transcranial
magnetic stimulation (rTMS) beyond research centres to the widespread clinical treatment of …

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation versus electroconvulsive therapy for major depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Ren, H Li, L Palaniyappan, H Liu, J Wang, C Li… - Progress in Neuro …, 2014 - Elsevier
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective treatment of depression. During the last
decades repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), an alternative method using …

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression: Systematic review and meta-analysis

JLR Martin, MJ Barbanoj, TE Schlaepfer… - The British Journal of …, 2003 - cambridge.org
BackgroundRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) may be useful in the
treatment of depression but results from trials have been inconclusive to date. AimsTo …