Publications by authors named "Mikhail P Lomarev"

The objective of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for gait and bradykinesia in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). In a double-blind placebo-controlled study, we evaluated the effects of 25 Hz rTMS in 18 PD patients. Eight rTMS sessions were performed over a 4-week period.

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Objective: To examine with high precision the differences between function-guided and image-guided transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

Method: Using a calibrated TMS coil holder/positioner, interleaved TMS/functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and individualized anatomy-based regional normalization, we conducted a two-phase study of TMS coil positioning guided by either function (elicited thumb motion) or image-based targeting of the "hand knob," the anatomy associated with fMRI activation during thumb motion.

Results: In every case, image-guided TMS coil placement produced a thumb movement response at thresholds similar to those found under function guidance.

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Purpose: To measure motor and auditory cortex blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) response to impulse-like transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) pulses as a function of train length.

Materials And Methods: Interleaved with fMRI at 1.5 T, TMS pulses 0.

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