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Electroencephalogram and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
Author(s) -
Boutros Nashaat N.,
Berman Robert M.,
Hoffman Ralph,
Miano Alexander P.,
Campbell Duane,
Ilmoniemi Risto
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
depression and anxiety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6394
pISSN - 1091-4269
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6394(2000)12:3<166::aid-da8>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - transcranial magnetic stimulation , electroencephalography , anxiety , scalp , neuroscience , psychology , stimulus (psychology) , medicine , audiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , stimulation , psychiatry , cognitive psychology , anatomy
Scalp recordings of the electroencephalogram (EEG) have been used in association with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) investigations as a safety measure in monitoring ongoing EEG activity and as a neurophysiologic tool in examining the specific effects induced by the magnetic stimulus on the EEG or evoked potentials (EPs). Medline review on the use of EEG or EPs with rTMS reveals that this area has been largely unexplored. Limited available studies attest to the potential for studies combining EEG/EPs and rTMS to be useful in further elucidating the normal brain physiology. Herein, we report on our experience with continuous EEG sampling combined with rTMS in patients with major depression (n = 14), schizophrenia (n = 7), and obsessive–compulsive disorder (n = 5). Our data support the practice of using continuous EEG monitoring when the stimulation parameters fall outside established safety guidelines. Depression and Anxiety, 12:166–169, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.