The number of full-sine cycles per pulse influences the efficacy of multicycle transcranial magnetic stimulation.

  • Astrid Pechmann
  • Igor Delvendahl
  • Til O Bergmann
  • Christoph Ritter
  • Gesa Hartwigsen
  • Bernhard Gleich
  • Norbert Gattinger
  • Volker Mall
  • Hartwig R Siebner

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Abstract

Previous studies have shown that the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to excite corticospinal neurons depends on pulse waveform. OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESES: In this study, we examined whether the effectiveness of polyphasic TMS can be increased by using a pulse profile that consists of multiple sine cycles.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number2
Publication statusPublished - 2012
pubmed 22037129