Trans-cranial magnetic stimulation
A cutting edge new therapy is giving new hope to those suffering with depression. The therapy targets a specific part of the brain and some patients said they have been success where regular medication has failed. The therapy includes the sound of targeted magnetic pulses being sent to a specific part of this patient’s brain to treat severe depression. Psychologist Dr. Ahmed Dokmak said only the specific part of the brain needs to be stimulated, which is called trans-cranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS. “TMS is the revolution that psychiatry has been waiting for,” Dokmak said. Some psychiatrists have begun offering neurostar TMS therapy to patients for whom medication does not work or when side effects are too great. With TMS, the pulsed magnetic field stimulates brain cells that help produce chemical to better regulate mood.
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