title: The Neuroprotective Role of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Short Review on Experimental Studies.
abstract: There are rapidly replicating human data suggesting the therapeutic and neurorestorative role of transcranial magnetic stimulation in various neurological and psychiatric disorders. However there are only limited experimental studies in the literature enlighting the neurobiological mechanisms of this technique. In the light of these findings, we aimed to review the neuroprotective effect of rTMS in various animal studies. We have shown that rTMS may exert significant neuroprotective effect through acting on the neuroinflammation, excitotoxicity, oxidative stress and Aß aggregation.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul-Medipol University, Department of Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey. burakyulug@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yulug
authors.forename: Lütfü
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hanoglu
authors.forename: Ertugrul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: Burcu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Wolf Rüdiger
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Schabitz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D000066829:Neuroprotection; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation