Accelerated HF-rTMS does not influence grey matter volumes in regions predictive of alcohol relapse

The application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to prevent relapse in alcohol addiction is currently being evaluated. However, how rTMS may influence the related brain processes is far from clear. Here we wanted to investigate whether baseline grey matter volume (GMV) can predict relapse and whether 15 accelerated high-frequency (HF)- rTMS sessions may influence GMV in areas related to relapse. Voxel based morphometric (VBM) measurements were used to compare baseline GMV of twenty-two detoxified hospitalized alcohol-dependent patients with 22 age and gender matched healthy control subjects.

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - January 22, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: S. Herremans, G. Wu, P. Van Schuerbeek, J. De Mey, M. Bi, C. Baeken Source Type: research