Safety of theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation: A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-74

  Oberman, Lindsay ^a   Edwards, Dylan ^a,b   Eldaief, Mark ^a   Pascual Leone, Alvaro ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BURKE MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c University Institute affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Meta analysis; Risks; Safety; Theta burst stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; HUMAN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THETA RHYTHM;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; PUBMED; THETA RHYTHM; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 79951670275     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e318205135f     Document Type: Review

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