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Abstract
The long-term effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on the susceptibility of amygdala kindling was studied. Two weeks after a single high-frequency rTMS train (120 A/micros, 20 Hz for 3 s), the rats had a 55% higher threshold for induction of epileptic afterdischarges compared with sham-treated or control rats. However, subsequent kindling revealed no difference between rTMS-treated and control rats. Our data suggest that a single rTMS train has long-term effects on the neuronal excitability. These effects may be anticonvulsant and therefore support the safety of rTMS in clinical use.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID： 10515182 DOI： 10.1016/s0304-3940(99)00636-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN： 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046