Application of paired pulse TMS tests to neuropsychiatric disorders

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25461767
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Psychiatric science
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: IWASE MASAO 大阪大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 講師 (60362711)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ISHII RYOUHEI 大阪大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 助教 (40372619)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 単発・二連発磁気刺激 / GABA / 統合失調症 / 電気けいれん療法 / てんかん

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed a test protocol which could shorten testing time to reduce psychological stress of neuropsychiatric patients. We could not gather sufficient number of data to reach final conclusions so far due to a breakdown of transcranial magnetic stimulation apparatus. We also gather clinical data including electroencephalograph (EEG). EEG analyses revealed abnormal neural functional connectivities in patients with dementia and the utility for prediction of shunt operation effect in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. We have repoted these results in foreign scientific journals.

Free Research Field

精神神経科学