### What is TMS (magnetic brain stimulation) treatment?

Magnetic Brain Stimulation or TMS is a non-invasive method of brain stimulation based on electromagnetic induction by an insulated coil. TMS is abbreviated as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.

This coil is placed on the scalp at a point corresponding to an area of ​​the brain that is involved in psychiatric or neurological symptoms.. The coil produces short-term magnetic pulses that are similar in type and strength to an MRI imaging machine.. Persistent changes in brain activity. **What is the mechanism of rTMS brain magnetic stimulation?** According to several studies that have been conducted in the field of psychiatric disorders and in the field of the metabolism of the relevant areas of the brain, it has been suggested that the increase or decrease in the metabolism of certain areas of the brain leads to the occurrence of psychiatric symptoms. gave or treated... did.... This procedure in rTMS brain magnetic stimulation is done by creating a magnetic field and applying it to the scalp...

**When is rTMS magnetic brain stimulation used?** rTMS can be prescribed as an adjunctive or alternative treatment in depressed patients who have not responded adequately to a course of medication or psychotherapy. rTMS magnetic brain stimulation was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration FDA in October 2008 for the treatment of major depression patients who have not responded adequately to at least one course of medication or who have not responded to a current course of antidepressant medication.. The effectiveness of rTMS magnetic brain stimulation in other psychiatric disorders such as OCD, anxiety disorders and auditory hallucinations and negative symptoms of schizophrenia that are resistant to drug treatment has been confirmed in various articles, but has not yet been approved by the FDA...

**What is the treatment process with rTMS brain magnetic stimulation?** rTMS brain magnetic stimulation can be applied to outpatients and inpatients and is prescribed in the form of multiple treatment sessions... In each treatment session, the patient sits on a chair designed for this purpose (which is not unlike a dental unit). The operator places the patient's head in a suitable position and measures certain parameters on the patient's skull to determine the exact location of the device's coil in the desired area of the brain... Single Pulse occurs... Determining the movement threshold enables the psychiatrist to design a specific treatment plan for each person so that the patient receives the right amount of magnetic energy, neither more nor less than needed to produce therapeutic effects... So From these measures, the coil is again placed on the patient's head in the corresponding place and the operator is monitored based on the patient's psychiatric disorder.. Wishes.... Each treatment session lasts 20-40 minutes and is generally repeated 3-5 days a week.... The whole treatment period lasts 4-6 weeks, which varies depending on the type of psychiatric disorder, its severity and the patient's treatment response.... **Are there similar treatment methods to rTMS brain magnetic stimulation?** The method of magnetic brain stimulation rTMS is included in a larger subgroup called brain stimulation therapies. In all of these methods, the goal of treatment is to influence the activity of neurons in the brain through a non-pharmacological method. Other methods include ECT or brain shock, electrical brain stimulation tDCS/tES, vagus nerve stimulation VNS, deep brain stimulation DBS. ECT has been used for deep brain stimulation for 70 years.. It has been confirmed...