They reported that TMS had the lowest relapse rate and was a better option for insomnia than CBT. 2013 that rTMS improved both Slow Wave Sleep and REM sleep, compared to those who received CBT, or hypnotic agents.
2014 studied ten patients with idiopathic insomnia and EEG abnormalities who were given a series of treatment sessions using TMS over the left frontal and frontal central areas for ten days, leading to an improvement in total sleep time, sleep efficiency, sleep onset latency, total wake time, and wake time after sleep onset. suggest that disturbed intracortical excitability is responsible for sleep disturbances such as insomnia, which causes a hyperarousal state of the cerebral cortex, affecting metabolism and hormones, enabling neurogenesis. Physicians and scientists have documented improvements in patients’ sleep with rTMS treatment. There have been some conflicting findings of the effectiveness of treatment with TMS on insomnia. However, they do document the need to be aware of both symptoms. Studies of both depression and insomnia scales may find that their findings can't be separated. Studies have shown improvement in patients with primary insomnia when treated with TMS. This is based on their 6-year follow-up study that documented two or more episodes of insomnia in 'nondepressed patients' increasing the risk of both depression and suicidal ideation.
This symptom is often underappreciated and should be attended to improve outcomes., People who have insomnia may be at risk of developing depression and suicidal ideation, as reported by Suh et al. Many of our patients who are treatment-resistant depressed may have co-existing insomnia that may have preceded their depression or put them at risk of relapse. Using magnetic fields to affect brain function is now being used to treat sleep disorders and multiple disorders associated with insomnia, such as Restless Leg Syndrome, Parkinson’s, Chronic Pain, or Anxiety. Several studies have found that Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) can benefit inefficiency and sleep quality. Additionally, rTMS has been used in various clinical trials to study and treat neurological and psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), epilepsy. Localized brain stimulation impacts neural plasticity, activates compensatory processes, and influences cortical excitability. The device utilizes magnetic fields to generate localized electrical currents in neurons just a few centimeters below the scalp, creating depolarizing and normalizing effects. The neuromodulatory technique rTMS is a treatment method approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for patients with major depressive disorder that has not responded to antidepressant medication.
This article will discuss the use of TMS therapy or Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in treating insomnia and other sleep disorder.