Grunhaus Leon, Dolberg Ornah T, Polak Dana, Dannon Pinhas N
Psychiatry Division, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Hum Psychopharmacol. 2002 Oct;17(7):349-52. doi: 10.1002/hup.418.
Visual analog scales (VAS) administered on a daily basis provide a fast and reliable method for assessing clinical change during transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). We treated 40 patients with major depression with TMS and assessed their clinical condition with VAS. Response to TMS was defined with the Hamilton rating scale for depression and the Global assessment of function scale. Nineteen patients of 40 were responders to TMS (when the whole sample was considered) whereas 17 of 29 responded when only the non-psychotic patients were considered. Patients who eventually responded to TMS demonstrated early changes in the VAS scores. We conclude that monitoring with VAS scores can detect early response to TMS.
每日使用的视觉模拟量表（VAS）为评估经颅磁刺激（TMS）过程中的临床变化提供了一种快速且可靠的方法。我们用TMS治疗了40例重度抑郁症患者，并用VAS评估了他们的临床状况。对TMS的反应用汉密尔顿抑郁评定量表和功能总体评定量表来定义。40例患者中有19例对TMS有反应（当考虑整个样本时），而仅考虑非精神病患者时，29例中有17例有反应。最终对TMS有反应的患者在VAS评分上出现了早期变化。我们得出结论，通过VAS评分进行监测可以检测出对TMS的早期反应。
