TY - JOUR
T1 - Repetitive TMS as a probe in anxiety disorders
T2 - Theoretical considerations and case reports
AU - Greenberg, Benjamin D.
AU - Mccann, Una D.
AU - Benjamin, Jonathan
AU - Murphy, Dennis L.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - The emergence of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as a relatively noninvasive probe of cortical function provides an opportunity to explore the relationships between regional brain activity and symptomatology across neuropsychiatric illnesses. In this article, we briefly review evidence from functional neuroimaging studies (principally those using positron emission tomography [PET] or single-photon emission computed tomography [SPECT]) and other studies suggesting regional brain involvement in anxiety disorders, specifically obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We also review an initial controlled study conducted by our group using rTMS as a probe of prefrontal mechanisms in OCD. This discussion is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather to provide examples of disorders that, based on current knowledge, might be good candidates for the use of rTMS as a probe. In addition, we present case reports from pilot studies of rTMS in three patients with different primary anxiety disorder diagnoses, which illustrate some of the issues involved in such studies, as well as the effects observed. The possibility that rTMS may have therapeutic potential in anxiety disorders is also discussed.
AB - The emergence of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as a relatively noninvasive probe of cortical function provides an opportunity to explore the relationships between regional brain activity and symptomatology across neuropsychiatric illnesses. In this article, we briefly review evidence from functional neuroimaging studies (principally those using positron emission tomography [PET] or single-photon emission computed tomography [SPECT]) and other studies suggesting regional brain involvement in anxiety disorders, specifically obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We also review an initial controlled study conducted by our group using rTMS as a probe of prefrontal mechanisms in OCD. This discussion is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather to provide examples of disorders that, based on current knowledge, might be good candidates for the use of rTMS as a probe. In addition, we present case reports from pilot studies of rTMS in three patients with different primary anxiety disorder diagnoses, which illustrate some of the issues involved in such studies, as well as the effects observed. The possibility that rTMS may have therapeutic potential in anxiety disorders is also discussed.
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U2 - 10.1017/S109285290000448X
DO - 10.1017/S109285290000448X
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:2042489689
SN - 1092-8529
VL - 2
SP - 47
EP - 52
JO - CNS spectrums
JF - CNS spectrums
IS - 1
ER -