What is TMS? How does TMS work? MagVenture TMS Therapy

What happens in the brain during depression? And how can TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) therapy be used to help treat depression? This short introduction graphically shows how MagVenture TMS Therapy uses magnetic pulses to target the exact area in the brain affected by depression.

During depression, the brain isn’t operating at full strength in the area responsible for emotion. Think of it as the brain’s emotional control center. The emotional control center delivers signals along the neural pathways, to and from the areas of the brain that determine how we act, react and respond to situations, thoughts and feelings. In a depressed brain, they have become less active – or even inactive. In other words, signals that would normally regulate mood and emotions do not work properly in depression. This affects the brain’s ability to naturally decode, evaluate and react to what is happening around it.

MagVenture TMS Therapy® is a safe, FDA-cleared, non-invasive treatment that uses short, magnetic pulses to target the exact areas in the brain affected by depression, stimulating and strengthening these neural pathways. Like training a muscle, over time the inactive signals begin firing and reconnecting properly again — and thus restoring the emotional control center.

MagVenture TMS Therapy® is FDA cleared for:
“Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in adult patients who have failed to receive satisfactory improvement from prior antidepressant medication in the current episode" an as "an adjunct for the treatment of adult patients suffering from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder."

MagVenture TMS Therapy® is CE approved for:
“Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in adult patients who have failed to achieve satisfactory improvement from two prior antidepressant medications, at or above the minimal effective dose and duration in the current episode.”

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Caution: US Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician. The results and treatment details expressed in this presentation may vary.
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