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. 2022 Oct;74(4):918–932. doi: 10.1124/pharmrev.122.000579

TABLE 2.

The effect of TMS on glucose metabolism

Author Year Subject Population Site of Stimulation Stimulation Frequency PET Radiotracer Effect on Glutamate Metabolism Regions Effected
Motor Cortex
Siebner, et al. 1998 HC M1 - Left 2 Hz [18F]FDG Directly under the coil and SMA
Siebner, et al. 1999 HC M1 - Left 2 Hz [18F]FDG Directly under the coil and primary auditory cortex
Siebner, et al. 2000 HC M1 - Left 5 Hz [18F]FDG Directly under the coil, R M1, caudal SMA
Siebner, et al. 2001 HC M1 - Left 2 Hz [18F]FDG Directly under the coil, caudal SMA, ACC
Hayashi, et al. 2004 NHP M1 - Right 5 Hz [18F]FDG
and
Anterior cingulate, posterior cingulate gyrus, L OFC
Directly under the coil, L M1
Prefrontal Cortex
Kimbrell, et al. 2002 HC DLPFC - Left 1 Hz [18F]FDG
and
Cuneus
L Superior frontal gyrus
Baeken, et al. 2009 Depression DLPFC - Left 10 Hz [18F]FDG Anterior cingulate
Li, et al. 2010 Depression DLPFC - Left 10 Hz [18F]FDG
and
Anterior cingulate, somatosensory and precuneus
L fusiform gyrus and middle temporal lobe
Baeken, et al. 2015 Depression DLPFC - Left 10 Hz [18F]FDG
and
Right prefrontal cortex
Subgenual cingulate
Tastevin, et al. 2020 Depression DLPFC - Left 10 Hz [18F]FDG Bilateral precuneus, R temporal lobe, fusiform gyrus, hippocampus and amygdala
Li, et al. 2018 Depression DLPFC - Left and Right TBS [18F]FDG R cTBS⇧
L iTBS⇧
Anterior cingulate, medial PFC
Anterior Cingulate, medial PFC
Other Regions
Cho, et al. 2011 HC Cerebellum - Left 1 Hz [18F]FDG
and
R SMA, R posterior parietal cortex, L frontal lobe and ACC
L middle and inferior frontal lobes, temporal cortex, L pons, and L dentate nucleus
Nauczyciel, et al. 2014 OCD OFC - Right 1 Hz [18F]FDG Directly under stimulation area, R frontal lobe, L putamen and L caudate
Lee, et al. 2013 HC Temporal - Right 1 Hz [18F]FDG Directly under the coil, R frontal cortex, ACC and various motor cortical regions
Horacek, et al. 2007 Schizophrenia Temporoparietal- Left 0.9 Hz [18F]FDG
and
Middle frontal lobe, superior temporal lobe, and the supramarginal gyrus
Directly under the coil, temporal cortex, cerebellum, insula, cuneus, uncus and the hippocampus

HC, healthy control; iTBS, intermittent θ burst stimulation; L, left; NHP, nonhuman primate; R, right.