Transcranial Magnetism

Transcranial magnetism, i.e. transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy, is an adjunctive treatment for central nervous injury-type disorders through pulsed magnetic fields acting on the central nervous system. At present, it has certain therapeutic effects on stroke and its sequelae, depression, anxiety, epilepsy and insomnia. Transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy is a non-invasive, painless treatment means, the magnetic signal can be non-attenuated through the skull to stimulate the brain nerves, to achieve the purpose of auxiliary treatment of disease. High-frequency, high-intensity transcranial magnetic stimulation can produce excitatory postsynaptic potential sum, resulting in abnormal excitation of nerves at the stimulation site; whereas low-frequency stimulation is used to treat diseases through bidirectional regulation, the balance between the excitatory and inhibitory functions of the brain. Through the connection and interaction between neural networks, it has an effect on the function of multiple sites. The therapeutic effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation technology are mainly in the following areas: cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral blood supply insufficiency, stroke, etc.; mental illnesses including depression, anxiety, neurasthenia, mania, sleep disorders, etc.; cranio-cerebral trauma disorders such as traumatic brain injury syndrome, concussion, cerebral hemorrhage, or postoperative recovery from tumors, etc.; and movement disorder disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, tremor, dystonia and epilepsy. Note that patients with the presence of metal foreign bodies within 30 centimeters of the treatment site are prohibited from doing this treatment. Such as cochlear implants, cardiac stents, built-in pulse generators, etc. The therapeutic scope of transcranial magnetic stimulation is basically for chronic diseases, so even if the treatment effect is good, it is easy to have recurrent seizures, and the treatment still needs to be combined with medication and other modalities for comprehensive treatment. Patients are advised to choose the appropriate treatment method under the guidance of professional physicians and rehabilitation therapists.