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NEUROPHYSIOLOGIE CLINIQUE-CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
Volume 40, Issue 1, Pages 37-43Publisher
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2009.06.004
Keywords
Coil positioning; Depression; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuronavigation; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Targeting; Treatment
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- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been increasingly evaluated as a therapeutic tool for the treatment of depression, using various stimulation parameters and protocols. Heterogeneous results have been reported with regard to clinical outcome, at least partly due to the variety of procedures for coil placement above the desired site of stimulation. This article reviews the strategies for coil positioning in the treatment of depression. Considering preliminary clinical evidence, neuronavigated rTMS appears desirable to treat depression, compared to the standard targeting procedure (5 cm anterior to the motor cortex). Coil positioning strategy might improve in the future by taking into consideration the individual abnormalities revealed by functional neuroimaging data. (C) 2009 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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