Daily sessions for 5 consecutive days were performed one month apart.
The lowest scores on the BDI and Hamilton were obtained after stimulation of the DLPFC compared with other stimulation points.
However, the effects lasted for only two weeks, the third and fourth week there was no difference between groups.
To the authors, this fleeting effect could be due to the short time of stimulation, compared to others who have used an average of 10 days of stimulation. http://muskelpower.de/forum/post257278.html#p257278
Coca et al [1996] in a randomized study examined the effectiveness of TMS single pulse as an additive to standard antidepressant therapy for the treatment of major depression.
The 24 patients with major depression were divided into two groups of 12 each.
One group received TMS as the addictive drug therapy, whereas the other group received an antidepressant.
TMS was applied to the electrodes corresponding to the local region: Fp1, Fp2, F3, F4, T3, T4, P3, and P4. Each area was stimulated 5 times, applied the same intensity of 1.9 T (100% of the maximum capacity of the appliance in question) for ten days. http://muskelpower.de/forum/post257279.html#p257279
After three days, the group treated with depression had the lowest scores in Hamilton.
26.2 average for the group with EMT versus 31.75 for the group with medication only this difference between the groups became clearer on the last day of study and lasted for at least 14 days after stimulation Although the use of single pulse instead of TMS and various stimulation points, not just the left prefrontal cortex, the results were positive, suggesting that the EMT may be a tool for be used as additive therapy in depression.

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