Potential beneficial effects of high frequency rTMS to enhance visual function in bilateral visual cortex stroke: Case report

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) technique in which an electrical current flows through a coil, generating a magnetic field, which in turn induces an electric field within the targeted cortical neurons, activating them and their related neuronal networks evoking responses in motor and non motor pathways, as phosphenes when applied over visual cortex [1]; delivering repetitive TMS pulses (rTMS) can increase (high frequency) or reduce (low frequency) cortical excitability, and when applied in daily sessions, rTMS can achieve long lasting effects by inducing synaptic plasticity [2,3].

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - November 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Jos é L. Guerrero Solano, Elena Molina Pacheco, Giovana Femat Roldan, Julio I. Prieto Montalvo, Juan F. Gongora Rivera Source Type: research