Transcranial magnetic brain stimulation modulates blepharospasm

Abstract

Background: Benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) is a common form of focal dystonia. Besides

Realistic shape head model and spherical model as methods for TMS coil characterization

“…Other H-coil versions were designed to stimulate deeper structures, such as the H7 coil which was designed to activate structures in the anterior cingulate cortex and was clinically tested for the treatment of blepharospasm (Kranz et al, 2010) and migraine (Dalla Libera et al, 2011). Deeper physiological effects of H-coils compared to a figure-8 coil were proposed in the motor cortex (Zangen et al, 2005;Roth et al, 2014).…”

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in neurology and psychiatry

“…[68] показано достоверное улучшение моторных функций у пациентов с писчим спазмом после однократ-ной сессии низкочастотной стимуляции зоны S1. У паци-ентов с блефароспазмом было выявлено [69] клиническое улучшение после низкочастотной стимуляции передней цингулярной коры с помощью круглого или H-койла.…”

Management of Benign Essential Blepharospasm

“…Transcranial magnetic stimulation has also shown promise as a less invasive medicationsparing therapy for BEB (Abbruzzese et al 2001 ;Kranz et al 2010 ). In one study of 12 BEB patients, 15 min of transcranial magnetic stimulation of the anterior cingulate cortex (thought to be implicated in BEB) resulted in decreased blink rate, decrease in the number of spasms recorded by physicians, and decrease in number of spasms noted by patients directly following the procedure.…”