Transcranial magnetic stimulation as elective technique to electroconvulsive therapy in the Peru

Foronda J.; Nieves-Barreto C.; Zuta-Arriola N.; Ramirez-Veliz J.; Ostos N.G.; Garcia-Talledo E.; Velasquez-Jimenez L. · Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology (2022) · DOI: 10.18687/laccei2022.1.1.437

Resumen

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a novel, non-invasive technique that uses electromagnetic force to alter neuronal excitability. The objective of this work is to carry out a brief but updated review of the basic principles of rTMS and to compare it with the principles of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in order to analyze its use and usefulness as an alternative method to ECT in Peru.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional del Callao