background: it is estimated that major depression disorders constitute 8.2% of years lived with disability (ylds) globally. the repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rtms) and electroconvulsive therapy (ect) are two relative common interventions to treat major depressive disorders, especially for treatment resistant depression. in this study the cost- effectiveness and cost-utility of r...

s related to the thesis: I. Poreisz C, Antal A, Brepohl N, Boros K, Csifcsák G, Paulus W. Transcranial direct current stimulation over somatosensory cortex decreases experimentally induced pain perception. Seventh Göttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society. Göttingen, Germany, March 29 April 1, 2007. II. Csifcsák G, Antal A, Paulus W. Modulatory effects of transcranial direct current ...

We have reviewed the literature on transcranial magnetic stimulation studies in patients with brain death, coma, vegetative, minimally conscious, and locked-in states. Transcranial magnetic stimulation permits non-invasive study of brain excitability and may extend our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of these disorders. However, use of this technique in severe brain damage remains me...

order.4 The finding expands the realm of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the investigation of cortical motor function in normal humans. It also means that abnormal responsesr to transcranial magnetic stimulation in cases of disordered brain function may reflect disturbance to either excitatory or inhibitory inputs to corticospinal neurons. P H ELLAWAY NJ DAVEY D W MASKILL Department ofPhys...

Background and Purpose: The prevalence of a patent foramen ovale has been shown to be increased in patients with ischemic stroke. Transesophageal echocardiography, transthoracic echocardiography, and transcranial Doppler examination with contrast injection can all be used to search for a patent foramen ovale. We compared the accuracy of these techniques for identifying a patent foramen ovale in...

Brain oscillations of different frequencies have been associated with a variety of cognitive functions. Convincing evidence supporting those associations has been provided by studies using intracranial stimulation, pharmacological interventions and lesion studies. The emergence of novel non-invasive brain stimulation techniques like repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transc...

Acquisition of fine motor skills is a time-consuming process as it based on learning via frequent repetitions. Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) promising means enhancing simple skill development neuromodulatory mechanisms. Here, we report that non-invasive neurostimulation facilitates the complex bimanual associated with surgical task. During training 12 medical students Fundamentals L...

Background/introduction ExAblate Neuro is the only technology that enables clinical treatment of transcranial MR guided focused ultrasound. It is CE approved for the treatment of certain neurological disorders and is under evaluation for additional regulatory approval. We will review the existing applications and the limitations of the current technology. Two of the key limitations are the trea...