A six-pound battery-powered portable transcranial magnetic stimulator.
BACKGROUND
Commercial transcranial magnetic stimulators are massive and may be difficult to transport for lecture and teaching purposes


OBJECTIVE
To design and construct a portable, battery-powered magnetic stimulator of the lowest possible mass for use in demonstrations and simple measurements


RESULTS
The functioning battery-powered single-pulse system is relatively inexpensive, weighs less than 7 pounds, including coil, incorporates external sync capability, and functions well for the intended purposes


CONCLUSIONS
The device may useful for teachers, researchers, and clinicians.
Epstein
Charles M
CM
Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA. chipstein@earthlink.net
D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D006801:Humans; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation*