By Tricitynewsonline Reporter
Chandigarh
03rd August:- The
Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and
Research, Chandigarh is glad to announce the availability of the latest
treatment modality of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS). This
facility is available in the premises of the Outpatient service of the Department
of Psychiatry (Psychiatry OPD). The
Department of Psychiatry, PGI is the first treatment facility in public sector,
north of the national capital, which is offering this facility for patient
care.
rTMS is a non-invasive
brain stimulation technique that relies on the generation of brief magnetic
fields using an insulated coil placed over the scalp. These magnetic fields are
the same type and strength as those used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
machines. The magnetic pulses generate a weak electrical current in the brain
that briefly activates neural circuits at the stimulation site. This treatment
does not involve any medications, injections or any other preparation other
than certain precautions.
rTMS has been shown to be a safe and
well-tolerated procedure that can be an effective treatment for adult patients
with a variety of disorders especially depression and obsessive-compulsive
disorder that has not benefitted from usual treatment modalities. In fact, based
upon rigorous clinical research, the United States Food and Drug Administration
(US FDA) has approved the use of rTMS in patients with depression who have
failed to respond to medications. In addition the US FDA has also approved the
use of rTMS in migraine. There also various other potential research
applications in other psychiatric and neurological disorders.
rTMS involves a series of treatment
sessions which are usually delivered 5-6 times/week. Each session lasts for a
few minutes to half an hour and the total duration of treatment can last from
2-4 weeks. The number of treatment sessions depends on the psychiatric
condition, response to treatment, and the medical judgment of the psychiatrist.
The more common possible side-effects include mild, transient headache and a
tapping sensation on the scalp while the treatment session is underway.
Epileptic seizures are very rare. However, patients with known epilepsy should
inform the clinician first. There are no known long-term side effects of this
treatment modality.
rTMS is potentially useful for all
adults with the possible exception of those with non-removable
magnetic-sensitive metal in their head or within twelve inches of the magnetic
coil. This would include patients with Aneurysm clips or coils, Stents in neck
or brain, Cardiac pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
and cardiac stents, and metallic implants in ears. rTMS can be safely
administered in those patients who are on other medications.
2 comments:
It is a remedial approach that uses magnetic devices to excite nerves in regions of the brain associated with mood regulation. It takes 10 seconds to deliver the pulse, and it just feels like tapping the scalp. During the session, a TMS practitioner sends a series of magnetic pulses to a patient’s brain with the help of an electromagnetic coil device in order to activate circuits which have become lethargic because of depression.contact me for tms for addiction treatment , TMS Therapy Be Used to Treat Addiction
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