Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy: a pilot study.
Progressive supranuclear palsy is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder for which no specific treatment is known at present. In this report we treated a small group of clinically diagnosed patients with rapid-rate repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex for five days. This resulted in modest and transient improvements, especially of the axial symptomatology. Side-effects were not reported.
Santens
Patrick
P
Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. patrick.santens@ugent.be
Sieben
Anne
A
De Letter
Miet
M
D000368:Aged; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013494:Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; D016896:Treatment Outcome