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JOURNAL OF HEAD TRAUMA REHABILITATION
Volume 21, Issue 5, Pages 437-451Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/00001199-200609000-00063
Keywords
transcranial magnetic stimulation; traumatic brain injury; treatment
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- NCRR NIH HHS [M01 RR-00048] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES [M01RR000048] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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The purpose of this article is to outline the principles of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), to summarize the existing use of TMS as a prognostic indicator and as a therapeutic device in clinical populations, and to highlight the potential of repetitive TMS (rTMS) as an intervention for traumatic brain injury. TMS is a painless method to stimulate the human brain. Repeated applications of TMS can influence brain plasticity and cortical reorganization through stimulation-induced alterations in neuronal excitability. Existing evidence has demonstrated positive outcomes in people with motor disorders and psychiatric conditions who have received rTMS as a therapeutic intervention. These findings suggest that rTMS may be a promising treatment for people with traumatic brain injury.
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