RTMS

[Guest pandas16]

Okay, I know no one seems to say anything when I post stuff about RTMS but here's a case study using it for treatment refractory OCD & tics in the SMA. They were stable 3 months later!

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15982444

 

I really think this is absolutely amazing. If all I had to do was go and get my brain stimulated once every 3 months to decrease/increase excitability in the parts that weren't working right that would be wonderful.

Edited August 24, 2011 by pandas16

[GraceUnderPressure]

No neuro drugs? no antibiotics? no expensive ivig or pex? no worms? Where do I sign up?

 

Thanks for sharing this info! It sounds too good to be true!

[Worried_Dad]

Hah - by coincidence, I heard a segment on NPR not long ago where they discussed RTMS and its use for severe OCD. The lead physician said it wasn't effective for everyone but showed major promise / major quality-of-life improvement for some patients. Sounded extremely intriguing!

 

Here's a link to the NPR story, btw:

 

http://www.npr.org/2011/07/27/138748778/parkinson-s-treatment-could-work-for-ocd-too

[MomWithOCDSon]

Here's the clinical trial information.

 

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00106249?term=RTMS%2C+OCd&rank=5

 

I'm using the worms at the moment, but if it doesn't work- I'm going to do that clinical trial.

 

 

 

Happy for you to have this as an option, but our kids are not old enough for the trial!

[tpotter]

This is very interesting. Thanks for sharing it.

[Iowadawn]

There was research showing similar results published just earlier this year.