title: An initial physical mechanism in the treatment of neurologic disorders with externally applied pico Tesla magnetic fields.
abstract: The recent clinical studies describing the treatment of some neurological disorders with an externally applied pico Tesla (10(-12) Tesla, or 10(-8) gauss) magnetic field are considered from a physical view point. An equation relating the intrinsic (or rest) energy of a charged particle of mass m with its energy of interaction in an externally applied magnetic field B is presented. The equation represents an initial basic physical interaction as a part of a more complex biological mechanism to explain the therapeutic effects of externally applied magnetic fields in these and other neurologic disorders.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Theoretical Physics, Jupiter, FL 33477, USA.
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Yamanashi
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015225:Magnetoencephalography / Q000379:methods; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000628:therapy