Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation decreases the number of seizures in patients with focal neocortical epilepsy  Efraín Santiago-Rodríguez,

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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation decreases the number of seizures in patients with focal neocortical epilepsy  Efraín Santiago-Rodríguez, Lizbeth Cárdenas-Morales, Thalía Harmony, Antonio Fernández-Bouzas, Eneida Porras-Kattz, Adriana Hernández  Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy  Volume 17, Issue 8, Pages 677-683 (December 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.04.005 Copyright © 2008 British Epilepsy Association Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Mean number of seizures per week during, baseline, rTMS and follow-up period. Asterisks represent the significant values when baseline is compared with rTMS and follow-up periods. Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy 2008 17, 677-683DOI: (10.1016/j.seizure.2008.04.005) Copyright © 2008 British Epilepsy Association Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Number of seizure-free patients per week during, baseline, rTMS and follow-up period. Asterisks indicate the significant values when baseline is compared with rTMS and follow-up periods. Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy 2008 17, 677-683DOI: (10.1016/j.seizure.2008.04.005) Copyright © 2008 British Epilepsy Association Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Localization of the epileptic focus in the left frontotemporal region of patient number nine, using electrical source analysis with Variable Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (VARETA). Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy 2008 17, 677-683DOI: (10.1016/j.seizure.2008.04.005) Copyright © 2008 British Epilepsy Association Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 (A) The number of EEG interictal epileptiform discharges (IED) per minute and (B) IED duration (in s) during baseline, rTMS and follow-up periods. No significant differences were found. Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy 2008 17, 677-683DOI: (10.1016/j.seizure.2008.04.005) Copyright © 2008 British Epilepsy Association Terms and Conditions