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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.
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NeuroStar TMS Therapy® is a short outpatient procedure performed
in a psychiatrist’s office. The treating clinician uses a treatment coil to
send a pulsed magnetic field, similar in type and strength to magnetic fields produced by a
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, to the part of your brain thought to control
mood.
TMS Therapy® is a highly targeted treatment reaching 2-3 centimeters
into the brain, directly beneath the treatment coil. The nature of the magnetic
field allows it to pass through a patient’s hair, skin and skull and into the
mood-regulating area without being distorted in any way. This method allows for
precise, targeted stimulation, minimizing the stimulation of brain tissue
not involved in mood.
These magnetic pulses produce very small electrical currents. The amount of electricity
created in the brain is very small and cannot be felt by a patient. These small
electric currents can cause the neurons (brain cells) to fire or become active and
lead to the release of neurotransmitters (the brain’s chemical messengers).
Learn more about treatment with NeuroStar TMS Therapy.
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