Safety, Ethics & Fundamentals
TMS application guidance, safety consideration and procedures.
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TMS Safety Considerations
TMS Safety Considerations
TMS Safety Considerations
This article is based on a consensus conference, promoted and supported by the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology (IFCN), which took place in Siena (Italy) in October 2018. The meeting intended to update the ten-year-old safety guidelines for the application of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in research and clinical settings (Rossi et al., 2009).