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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 3.
Published in final edited form as: Epilepsy Behav. 2008 Oct 30;14(1):253–257. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.09.007

Table 2.

Summary of published EPC cases treated with rTMS.

Patient Age (Years) Etiology Coil Position rTMS Intensity rTMS Frequency Train Duration # Trains Outcome Adverse Events
1 [8] 7 Unknown, focal cortical atrophy on MRI Seizure Focus 50% MO 20 Hz 2 sec 15 Clinical seizures became intermittent and stopped in 24 hrs none reported
2 [8] 11 Unknown, focal cortical atrophy on MRI Seizure Focus 128% MT 20 Hz 2 sec 15 No change in clinical seizures, improved EEG none reported
3 [11] 48 Unknown, Normal MRI Seizure Focus 100% MT 0.5 Hz 900 sec 16 (2 trains per session, biweekly, for 4 weeks) Clinical seizures decreased during rTMS, and decreased further on follow-up none reported
4 [9] 31 Cortical Dysplasia Seizure Focus 90% MT 0.5 Hz 200 sec 1 Clinical seizures stopped, resumed in 2 months, and stopped again with rTMS none reported
5 [10] 8 Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoscis (probable) Seizure Focus 100% MO 6 Hz than 1 Hz 6 Hz: 5 sec 1Hz: 600 sec 3 (1 Hz, one preceded by 4 trains at 6 Hz) No change none reported
6 [10] 16 Perinatal stroke Seizure Focus 76% MO 6 Hz then 1 Hz 6 Hz: 5 sec 1Hz: 900 sec 2 (1 Hz, one preceded by 4 trains at 6 Hz) No change mild headache and leg pain

MO: machine output; MT: motor threshold.