Strasbourg, Jan. 25th, 2017 – Axilum Robotics, specializing in the development of medical robots, today announced the installation of a robotized system for image-guided Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, USA.
The Center for Advanced Technology and Education (CATE) at FIU, directed by Dr. Malek Adjouadi, PhD is leading a research conducted by Dr. Mercedes Cabrerizo, PhD, Ms. Niovi Rojas and Co-investigator Dr. Sergio Gonzalez-Arias, MD at Baptist Health South Florida Hospital to study the brain connectivity in relation with the seizure focus in the brain by the integration of EEG, EKG, and TMS to have a better understanding of EEG connectivity networks of inter-ictal epileptiform discharge activities with the ultimate goal of treating patients with Epilepsy and to extend these protocols to other neurological disorders.