Reply to letter to the editor
Author(s) -
Mason Stilman,
Yiftach Roth,
Nicole Chandonnet,
Lindsey Davis,
Randall D. Buzan,
Theodore Wirecki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
brain stimulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.685
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1935-861X
pISSN - 1876-4754
DOI - 10.1016/j.brs.2020.01.004
Subject(s) - clips , transcranial magnetic stimulation , implant , scopus , aneurysm , medicine , psychology , medline , neuroscience , surgery , stimulation , chemistry , biochemistry
We appreciate the concerns voiced by Dhamne et al. [1] about the safety of rTMS for patients with aneurysm clips of any type in response to our letter [2] documenting the safe and beneficial application of this treatment in one of our patients. In principle it is correct that three types of aversive effects may be potentially induced during rTMS in patients with nonferromagnetic implanted aneurysm clips:
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