Medical University of South Carolina
The goal of this study is to assess cumulative lead exposure among treatment-seeking patients in the MUSC hospital system receiving experimental transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS), an electroencephalogram (EEG), and/or transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) therapies to determine whether lead exposure represents a risk factor for more severe mental illness or a modifier of treatment response. Information will be obtained from patients with a variety of neuropsychiatric disorders recruited to existing hospital studies. This information will include the results of bone-lead testing, brief cognitive tests, and self-reported psychiatric symptoms and behaviors.
The goal of this study is to assess cumulative lead exposure among treatment-seeking patients in the MUSC hospital system receiving experimental transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS), an electroencephalogram (EEG), and/or transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) therapies to determine whether lead exposure represents a risk factor for more severe mental illness or a modifier of treatment response. Information will be obtained from patients with a variety of neuropsychiatric disorders recruited to existing hospital studies. This…
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-70 * Ability to read, write, and comprehend English * Capacity to consent * Consented for recontact, when applicable * Negative pregnancy test Additional inclusion criteria match those of parent studies, including: * Currently meets all inclusion criteria, has agreed to be recontacted, and has consented to participate in MPFC Theta Burst Stimulation as a Treatment Tool for Alcohol Use Disorder: Effects on Drinking and Incentive Salience (PRO 102709) * Currently meets all inclusion criteria, has agreed to be recontacted, and has consented to participate in An Ope…
The XRF analyzer (the ThermoFisher Niton XL3t GOLDD+) is a portable x-ray fluorescent analyzer specifically configured to measure low levels of metals, lead in particular, in bone. The device is designed to rapidly assess cumulative lead exposure, not to support or sustain human life.
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