Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Neurosurgery

Sandro Krieg is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of eloquent brain tumors including pre- and intraoperative mapping techniques. Dr. Krieg received his medical degree from TU Munich School of Medicine. He worked during his residency at the the Department of Neurosurgery at the Technische Universität München. For his work on the application of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation in neurosurgery he received awards of the German Academy of Neurosurgery and the Neurosurgical Research Foundation of the German Neurosurgical Society. Dr. Krieg has extensive neurophysiological experience and is a reviewer of numerous international neurosurgical but also general neuroscientific journals.

Basic principles of nTMS.- nTMS motor mapping.- Basic principles and clinical use.- Fiber tracking.- Risk stratification.- nTMS language mapping.- Basic principles and clinical use.- Fiber tracking.- Risk stratification.- Other brain functions.- Therapeutic applications in neurosurgery.- Pain.- Paresis.- Special aspects on nTMS in children.- Outlook on the potential of nTMS.- Integration of functional data in the clinical workflow.- Methodological advantages and disadvantages of nTMS compared to MEG and fMRI.

"This is an excellent overview of a novel approach to noninvasive brain stimulation using transcranial magnetic fields. ... The intended audience is neurosurgeons and neuroscientists. The book has basic information for those who are not familiar with the modality, and advanced information for its current users. Neurosurgical trainees, as well as clinicians from neighboring specialties (neurologists, physiatrists, speech therapists and electrophysiologists) may benefit from this book." (Konstantin V. Slavin, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2017)