The Neuroprotective Role of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Short Review on Experimental Studies

Title:The Neuroprotective Role of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Short Review on Experimental Studies

Volume: 16 Issue: 16

Author(s): Burak Yulug, Lütfü Hanoglu, Ertugrul Kilic, Burcu Polat and Wolf Rüdiger Schabitz

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Keywords: Neuroprotection, Parkinson, Stroke, Transcranial magnetic stimulation.

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.

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Yulug Burak, Hanoglu Lütfü, Kilic Ertugrul, Polat Burcu and Schabitz Rüdiger Wolf, The Neuroprotective Role of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Short Review on Experimental Studies, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2016; 16 (16) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557516666160523145154