Research - Brain Treatment Center of Dallas

We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants

The MeRT℠ approach is an innovative and targeted treatment based on powerful third party research that has been published in the most prestigious scientific journals. Below you will find the peer-reviewed and published research regarding EEGs, rTMS, and MeRT that build the foundation of our approach to treatment of the brain.

Studies on EEG Findings

BM-Science, Composition of brain oscillations in ongoing EEG during major depression disorder, Fingelkurts, et al, 2006.

EEG Changes Associated with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Boutros et al, 2015.

“EEG Analytics for Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Data-driven Approach,” in Scientific Reports, May 2018.

Electroencephalogram abnormalities in panic disorder patients: a study of symptom characteristics and pathology; Hayashi et al, 2010.

The Quantitative Electroencephalogram and the Low-Resolution Electrical Tomographic Analysis in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Todder et al, 2012

EEG Alpha Rhythm Frequency and Intelligence in Normal Adults,Anokhin & Vogel, 1996.

Traumatic Brain Injury – An EEG Point of View, lanof and Anghinah, 2017

Neuromodulation Studies and Reports

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Affects Behavior by Biasing Endogenous Cortical Ossilations, Hamidi et al, 2009.

“Rythmic TMS Causes Local Entrainment of Natural Oscillatory Signatures,” in Current Biology, Vol 21, No 14, July 2011.

“Making Waves in the Brain: What Are Oscillations, and Why Modulating Them Makes Sense for Brain Injury,” in Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, Vol 10, Article 20, April 2017.

MeRT Ongoing Clinical Trials with the Department of Defense for PTSD, Post-Concussive Disorders, and TBI

Post-Concussive/TBI Trials

PTSD Trials – Currently Military Specific

Alpha Power For PTSD

Congressional Approval (This is congressional approval for use of MeRT treatment for TBI, Post-Concussive Disorder, and PTSD)

Major Depression

The relationship between brain oscillatory activity and therapeutic effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of major depressive disorder, Leuchter et al, 2013.

Composition of Brain Oscillations in Ongoing EEG During Major Depression Disorder, Fingelkurts et al, 2006.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for major depression: a multisite, naturalistic, observational study of acute treatment outcomes in clinical practice, Carpenter et al, 2012.

PTSD

“Magnetic Resonance Therapy Improve Clinical Phenotype and EEG Alpha Power in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder,” in Trauma Monthly, November 2015.

“Magnetic E-Resonant Therapy Alleviates Combat Related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder,” in Aerospace Medical Association, March 2017.

Individualized Electromagnetic Treatment in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: a Randomized, Double-blind, Sham-controlled Trial, Poster Accepted, Taghva, et al.

EEG_EKG Guided TMS in veterans with PTSD_Randomized Double_Blinded pilot study_SBMT Poster Accepted

Low-frequency, Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: a Double-blind, Sham-controlled Study, Nam et al, 2013.

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in posttraumatic stress disorder: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, Cohen et al, 2004.

The Quantitative Electroencephalogram and the Low-Resolution Electrical tomographic analysis in posttraumatic stress disorder, Todder et al, 2012.

Electroencephalgraphy and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Thatcher, 2006.

For Veterans Suffering from PTSD who are not able to go through MeRT treatment, alternative treatments and studies from the United States Government, are discussed here.

AUTISM

“Improved Autism Behaviors After Non-invasive Cerebral Trans-magnetic Stimulation Using Customized Frequency Modulation: Follow-up,” in American Association of Neurological Surgeons,

“The Potential of Magnetic Resonant Therapy in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder,” in Austin Publishing Group, August 2016.

“Non-invasive EEG-EKG Guided Trans-magnetic Stimulation at Natural Resonance Frequency in Children with Autism: Randomized Double-blinded Pilot Study” in Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics.

Noninvasive EEG-EKG guided trans-magnetic stimulation at natural resonance frequency in children with autism: randomized double-blinded pilot study, Abstract Accepted, Kim et al.

EEG_EKG Guided TMS in children with Autism_Randomized Double_Blinded pilot study_SBMT Poster.

A stable pattern of EEG spectral coherence distinguishes children with autism from neuro- typical controls – a large case control study, Duffy, et al, 2012.

Resting State Cortical Connectivity Reflected in EEG Coherence in Individuals with Autism, Murias, 2007.

Resting state EEG abnormalities in autism spectrum disorder, Wang et al, 2013.

EEG complexity as a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder risks, Bosl et al, 2011.

Anxiety

Electroencephalogram abnormalities in panic disorder patients: a study of symptom characteristics and pathology, Hayeshi et al, 2010.

EEG Correlates of Different Types of Anxiety in 14 – to 15-Year-Old Teenagers, Eismont et al, 2008.

Parkinson’s

Deep Brain Stimulation in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, Coenen VA, et al, 2015.

Tourette Syndrome

Deep Brain Stimulation for Tourette-Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Baldermann JC, 2016.

Bipolar Disorder

Deep brain stimulation for bipolar disorder review and outlook, Gippert et al, 2016.

COMA

Magnetic Resonance Therapy for Non-invasive Neuromodulation of Minimally Conscious State – A Report of 2 Cases, Lui et al.