A study of flex miniaturized coils for focal nerve magnetic stimulation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Peripheral magnetic stimulation (PMS) is emerging as a complement to standard electrical stimulation (ES) of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). PMS may stimulate sensory and motor nerve fibers without the discomfort associated with the ES used for standard nerve conduction studies. The PMS coils are the same ones used in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and lack focality and selectiveness in the stimulation.

Purpose

This study presents a novel coil for PMS, developed using Flexible technologies, and characterized by reduced dimensions for a precise and controlled targeting of peripheral nerves.

Methods

We performed hybrid electromagnetic (EM) and electrophysiological simulations to study the EM exposure induced by a novel miniaturized coil (or mcoi

SUBMITTER: Colella M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10033376 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature