Posted by linkadge on July 29, 2003, at 18:42:57
In reply to Re: ECT/rTMS, posted by Psychquackery on July 29, 2003, at 16:34:29
There is actually much debate over weather the seizure has anything to do with efficacy of of ECT.
A friend of mine with epilepsy and depression, had recurrent grand mal seizures which always resulted in depression. However, ECT worked wonderfully for him.
The electrical stimulation of both forms of treatemt have effects on electrical activity in the brain. I have had sucessful TMS treatments and bad ones. The placement, frequency, duration and intensity are all some of the variables that can result in sucess or failue of the treatment. TMS is a very preliminary procedure, which has definately not been perfected.
Scientifically, both have similar effects on rat brain cortisol, BDNF, NGF, serotonin receptor expression etc.
I would personally not limit TMS to be any more or less effective than ECT untill the procedure is better understood and/or perfected.
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