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{{stub}} '''Transcranial magnetic stimulation''' or '''TMS''' or '''Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation''' or '''rTMS''' is a way of using magnetic fields to stimulate [[Neuron|nerve cells]] in the [[brain]] without the need for drugs, and without inserting anything into the brain.<ref name="mayo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/transcranial-magnetic-stimulation/about/pac-20384625 | title = Transcranial magnetic stimulation | last = | first = | author-link =| date = |website=Mayo Clinic|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-03-26}}</ref> ==Theory== ==Evidence== TMS is typically used for [[depression]], when conventional treatments have not worked.<ref name="mayo" /> There is also some limited evidence for using TMS for [[migraine]] prevention or during migraines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/migraine/treatment/ | title = Migraine - Treatment | date = 2018-10-03 | website = nhs.uk|language=en|access-date=2021-10-15}}</ref> [[Solve ME/CFS Initiative|Solve M.E.]] have partnered with UCLA's Neuromodulation Division at the Iris Cantor Women's Health Center to study the effects of '''Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation''' (rTMS) as a treatment for [[ME/CFS]].<ref name="UCLA">{{Cite web|url=https://solvecfs.org/solve-m-e-partners-with-ucla-on-me-cfs-research-on-brain-stimulation/ | title = Solve M.E. Partners with UCLA on ME/CFS Research on Brain Stimulation | date = 2021-03-16 | website = Solve ME/CFS Initiative|language=en-US|access-date=2021-11-14}}</ref> ==Clinicians== ==Risks and safety== ==Costs and availability== ==Notable studies == ==See also== *[[Transcranial direct current stimulation]] (tDCS) ==Learn more== *[https://neuromodulation.ucla.edu Neuromodulation for ME/CFS at UCLA] *[https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/transcranial-magnetic-stimulation/about/pac-20384625? Transcranial magnetic stimulation] - The Mayo Clinic ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Potential treatments]] [[Category:Electrical and nerve stimulation]] [[Category:Depression treatments]] [[Category:Depression brain-based treatments]] [[Category:Antimigraine agents]] [[Category:Brain-based treatments]]
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