Electromagnetic Therapy for Neurological and Neurodegenerative Diseases: I Peripheral Brain Stimulations

Alain L Fymat
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Alain L Fymat: International Institute of Medicine & Science, USA

Open Access Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery, 2019, vol. 12, issue 2, 32-49

Abstract: Electrical and magnetic field currents can produce functionally reversible stimulations. This property has been used for diagnostic and therapeutic neurosurgical procedures. The various known electrical and magnetic procedures are separately studied and compared relative to their types, effects, indications, contraindications, adverse events, and benefits. As of 2015, transcranial direct current stimulation (a Class III device) has not been approved for any use in the U.S. However, it is an approved treatment for major depressive disorder in the European Union, Australia, and Mexico. It induces changes in neurohormones, and neurotransmitters implicated in psychiatric disorders. Electroconvulsive (or electroshock) therapy is a psychiatric treatment that induces seizures in patients to provide relief from mental disorders. It is safe and effective for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder and catatonia, and prolonged or severe mania. However, its use remains controversial.

Keywords: Open Access Journal of Neurology; Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery; Open Access Journal; juniper publishers; neurology open access journals; journal of neurology; neurology indexed journals; neurology scholarly journals; journal of neurology; neurology journals impact factor; juniper publishers reivew (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/OAJNN.2019.12.555833

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