Rtms - A Promising Non-Pharmacologic Therapy for Migraines

Mahmoud Okasha S, Nathan Skoller and Martha Koo
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Martha Koo: Associate clinical professor, Yale University Medical School,USA

Open Access Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery, 2019, vol. 10, issue 5, 84-86

Abstract: Non-pharmacologic treatment modalities for migraine are in demand. High Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) was investigated as a potential prophylactic migraine treatment. Ten subjects suffering from chronic migraine with and without aura were followed over 7 months. Beginning at month 3, patients received 25 sessions of interventional rTMS treatment using a Neuro star TMS device. 1600 pulses per session were administered to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex at 90% of the motor threshold. 20Hz two-second pulse trains were separated by 30 second rest intervals. When comparing baseline to post-treatment measurements, a statistically significant reduction in the frequency of attacks, reduction in disability, and improvement in quality of life was shown. Reduction in severity of attacks trended toward significance. These results confirm previous findings by others that rTMS may have a role in migraine prevention.

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/OAJNN.2019.10.555797

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