Therapeutic applications of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in clinical neurorehabilitation

Machado, Sergio and Bittencourt, Juliana and Minc, Daniel and Portella, Cláudio Elidio and Velasques, Bruna and Cunha, Marlo and Budde, Henning and Basile, Luis Fernando Hindi and Chadi, Gerson and Cagy, Mauricio and Piedade, Roberto and Ribeiro, Pedro (2008) Therapeutic applications of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in clinical neurorehabilitation. Functional Neurology; New Trends in Interventional Neurosciences, 23 (3). pp. 113-122. ISSN 1971-3274

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Abstract

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was introduced nearly 20 years ago and has since been developed as a sophisticated tool for neuroscience research. It is an excellent technique that complements other non-invasive methods for studying human brain physiology. The aim of the present study was to review the basic concepts and principles of the repetitive TMS (rTMS) technique, gathering evidence of its applications in neurorehabilitation. Several clinical studies have reported that sessions of rTMS can improve some or all of the motor symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease, dystonia and stroke. However, since these changes are transient, it is premature to propose these applications as realistic therapeutic options, even though the rTMS technique has shown itself to be, potentially, a modulator of sensorimotor integration and neurogenesis. Future work in this area promises to advance our understanding of the pathophysiology of a wide range of neurological conditions, generate widely applicable diagnostic tools for clinical neurophysiology, and perhaps establish neuromodulation as a viable therapeutic option in neurorehabilitation

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Neurogenesis, neuroplasticity, neurorehabilitation, rTMS, sensorimotor integration
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) > 616.8 Malattie del sistema nervoso e disturbi mentali (Classificare qui la Neuropsichiatria, la Neurologia) > 616.804757 Neuroradiologia 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) > 616.8 Malattie del sistema nervoso e disturbi mentali (Classificare qui la Neuropsichiatria, la Neurologia) > 616.89 Disturbi psichici (Classificare qui Psicologia patologica e clinica, Psichiatria, Psichiatria computazionale, Neuropsicologia, il comportamento anormale comparato degli animali, le psicosi) (Include le manifestazioni dei disturbi mentali) > 616.891 Disturbi psichici - Terapie
Depositing User:	Danilo Dezzi
Date Deposited:	13 Jul 2012 09:18
Last Modified:	13 Jul 2012 09:18
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/3687

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