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NeuroStar TMS Therapy ® is indicated for the treatment of Major Depressive
Disorder in adult patients who have failed to achieve satisfactory improvement from
one prior antidepressant medication at or above the minimal effective dose and duration
in the current episode. Click here for full prescribing and safety information
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Since the 1980s, transcranial magnetic stimulation has been used to study the nerve
fibers that carry information about movements from the brain to the spinal cord
and onto the muscles. In the late 1990s physicians began to explore the therapeutic
potential of transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of a variety of
diseases, with depression being the most thoroughly studied to date. Since then,
more than 30 randomized, controlled trials studying transcranial magnetic stimulation
as a treatment for depression have been published by investigators throughout the
world1,2.
NeuroStar TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) Therapy was recently FDA-cleared
for patients suffering from depression who have not achieved satisfactory improvement
from prior antidepressant medications.* Using pulsed magnetic fields, transcranial
magnetic stimulation therapy stimulates the part of the brain thought to be involved
with mood regulation. TMS Therapy is a short outpatient procedure, performed in
your psychiatrist’s office under their supervision while you remain awake and alert.
The typical initial course of treatment is about 37 minutes daily over 4-6 weeks.
Learn how it works.
About NeuroStar TMS Therapy
The NeuroStar TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) system, developed
by Neuronetics, is the first and only non-systemic and non-invasive depression treatment
cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with major depression
who have not benefited from prior antidepressant treatment.*
NeuroStar TMS Therapy is:
- Non-invasive, meaning that it does not involve surgery. It does not require any
anesthesia or sedation, as the patient remains awake and alert during the treatment.
- Non-systemic, meaning that it is not taken by mouth and does not circulate in the
bloodstream throughout the body.
References:
- Schutter, D. (2009). "Antidepressant efficacy of high-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in double-blind sham-controlled designs: a meta-analysis." Psychological Medicine 39: 65-75.
- Data on file.
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