Add-on high frequency deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) to bilateral prefrontal cortex in depressive episodes of patients with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder I, and major depressive with alcohol use disorders

2018 ◽  
Vol 671 ◽  
pp. 128-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Rapinesi ◽  
Georgios D. Kotzalidis ◽  
Stefano Ferracuti ◽  
Nicoletta Girardi ◽  
Abraham Zangen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
Prefrontal Cortex ◽  
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorders ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Depressive Episodes

scholarly journals High-Frequency and Low-Intensity Patterned Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation over Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex as Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder: A Report of 3 Cases

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Lizbeth Castillo-Aguilar ◽  
Alma E. Ríos-Ponce ◽  
Edson Albano de Mendonca ◽  
Gabriel Villafuerte
Keyword(s):  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
New Variant

Current transcranial magnetic stimulation devices apply intense (near 1 tesla) repetitive magnetic pulses over a specific area of the skull at relatively lower frequencies (1-50 Hz). Nevertheless, different studies have shown that very small magnetic fields, at higher frequencies (50-1000 Hz.), produce therapeutic effects in major depressive disorder. We report the application of high-frequency and low-intensity patterned magnetic pulses over the left prefrontal dorsolateral cortex in three subjects diagnosed with clinical major depressive disorder. All three patients showed sharp changes in their self-reports as well as in the standardized clinical assessment. Hypothesized mechanisms of action of this new variant of magnetic stimulation are discussed.

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