Amin A. Muhammad Gadit.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS): should we officially include this form of treatment?.
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;58(7):413-4.

A local daily reported few years back about a technique for aiming ultrasonic pulses at specific areas of the brain to induce `sensory experiences` such a smells, sounds and images. This was quoted as an improvement over an existing non-surgical method known as transcranial magnetic stimulation. Since ages, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is being used for treating some psychiatric conditions. This procedure is invasive in the sense that anaesthesia and muscle relaxants are used which could have their potential side effects. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)2 was first developed in 1985 and being used by few centers around the world. Its public use in Pakistan is largely unknown though there are some anecdotal reports of its use in one or two centers.

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