Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation R. Gregory Lande, DO
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation R. Gregory Lande, DO
The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of Army/Navy/Air Force/Department of Defense
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Outline
Magnets in Medicine What is TMS? What is it used for? Future Directions
So What is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation? http://www.nimh.nih.gov/images/health-and-outreach/mental-health-topic-brain-stimulation-therapies/r2_tms.jpg
Localized action
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Training Requirements – Online Manufacturer mandated Hospital Privilege
The Cost & Reimbursement Effective January 1, 2011, there are CPT category I codes for this procedure: 90867 Therapeutic repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment; planning 90868 delivery and management, per session. 90869 Therapeutic repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment; subsequent motor threshold re-determination with delivery and management.
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1. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Technology Evaluation Center (TEC) published an assessment of repetitive TMS (rTMS) for depression in 2011 and “reported The meta-analyses and recent clinical trials of TMS generally show statistically significant effects on depression outcomes at the end of the TMS treatment period.”
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2. Naturalistic studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of TMS in real world practice settings without the constraints of research-based patient selection criteria. The clinicianassessed response rate was 58%
Treatment Efficacy
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Treatment of Depression See: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/PC S/Desktop/Transcranial%20Magnetic%20Stim ulation%20as%20a%20Treatment%20of%20Depr ession%20and%20Other%20Psychiatric%20Dis orders.htm Carpenter LL, Janicak PG, Aaronson ST et al. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for major depression: a multisite naturalistic, observational study of acute treatment outcomes in clinical practice. Depression and Anxiety 2012; 29:587-596.