TREATMENT OF DEGENERATIVE BRAIN DISORDERS USING TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION

摘要

Methods and systems for transcranial magnetic stimulation applied to the posterior cingulate including bundle fibers to treat Alzheimer's. Excitatory impulses from (or triggered by) the applied TMS may be transmitted through to the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus, which are early sites in which Alzheimer's disease begins to develop. Excitatory signals in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex strengthen connectivity between cells, and increase. Overall metabolic activity may be increased, serving to help promote resistance to the Alzheimer's disease process and encouraging maturation and integration of neural stem cells native to this region of the brain.