REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION

Course overview

REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (RTMS) IS A SAFE AND NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT TECHNIQUE USED TO TREAT VARIOUS PSYCHIATRIC AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. IT INVOLVES THE STIMULATION OF SPECIFIC DEEP BRAIN REGIONS BY THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH AND LOW-INTENSITY MAGNETIC FIELDS WHICH MODULATES THE CORTICAL EXCITABILITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE USE OF RTMS FOR TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION, PTSD, OCD, TOURETTE SYNDROME, AND VARIOUS OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS. IT ALSO ILLUSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING THESE CONDITIONS.