Transcranial magnetic stimulation efficiency in patients with tinnitus and normal pure-tone audiometry: clinical and neuroimaging evaluation. / Eficácia da estimulação magnética transcraniana em pacientes com zumbido e audiometria normal: avaliação clínica e por neuroimagem
AUTOR(ES)
Renata de Almeida Marcondes
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2009
RESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Tinnitus is a frequent disorder which is very difficult to treat. There is compelling evidence that tinnitus is associated with functional alterations in the central nervous system. Recently, the targeted modulation of tinnitus-related cortical activity through repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been proposed as a promising new treatment approach. However, its efficacy in patients without hearing loss has never been studied, as well as the long-term duration of its effect. The objective of this study was to investigate both immediate and long-term effect of low frequency (1 Hz) rTMS in patients with tinnitus and normal hearing. METHODS: Using a randomized double-blind and parallel clinical trial, 20 patients were divided to receive either active or placebo transcranial magnetic stimulation over the left temporoparietal cortex for 5 consecutive days. The clinical evaluation was performed by using the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and the visual analogue scale. The neuroimage evaluation included and ECD-SPECT imaging, which was performed before and 14 days after rTMS. RESULTS: From the clinical point of view, the group submitted to active rTMS presented significant improvement of the tinnitus score, which was sustained up to six months, when compared to the group that received the sham rTMS. SPECT measurements demonstrated a reduction of metabolic activity in the left temporal lobe after active rTMS. CONCLUSION: These results support the potential of rTMS as a new therapeutic tool for the treatment of chronic tinnitus, by demonstrating a significant reduction of tinnitus complaints over a period of at least six months and a significant reduction of neural activity in the temporal cortex.
ASSUNTO(S)
single photon emission computed tomography zumbido tinnitus transcranial magnetic stimulation tomografia computadorizada por emissão de fóton único estimulação magnética transcraniana
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