Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation ameliorates symptoms in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (chronic fatigue syndrome).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Central nervous system dysfunction has been postulated to cause debilitating symptoms in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) (originally called "chronic fatigue syndrome"). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a newly developed neuromodulatory procedure and has been suggested to facilitate the cortical neural activity.

Methods

This study enrolled 30 patients with ME (7 men and 23 women) with a mean age of 39 ± 12 years, who received rTMS treatment of both the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the left primary motor area in the brain. The performance status score (0-9) for restricting activities of daily living, orthostatic intolerance (OI) during a 10-min standing test, neurologic disequilibrium diagnosed as unstable standing with

SUBMITTER: Miwa K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10661112 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature