Transcranial magnetic stimulation | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2018年11月27日—Duringeachtreatment·You'llsitinacomfortablechair,wearingearplugs,withthemagneticcoilplacedagainstyourhead.·Whenthemachineis ...

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of major depression. Its called a "noninvasive" procedure because its done without using surgery or cutting the skin. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), TMS usually is used only when other depression treatments havent been effective.

The FDA also approved TMS for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), migraines and to help people stop smoking when standard treatments havent worked well. Research continues into other potential uses for TMS, including epilepsy.

When used for depression, OCD and to stop smoking, this treatment involves delivering repeated magnetic pulses, so its called repetitive TMS or rTMS.