Intensive high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment in an electroconvulsive shock therapy-resistant bipolar I patient with mixed episode

Brain Stimulation

Nathalie Vanderbruggen¹  Rudi De Raedt²  Matthieu De Beyne³  Kim De Rycker³  Chris Baeken³  Dieter Zeeuws³ 

[1] Correspondence: Chris Baeken, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital (UZBrussel), Free University of Brussels (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.;Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Free University of Brussels, UZBrussel, Belgium;

关键词: bipolar I disorder;    ECT;    mixed episode;    rTMS;    treatment-resistance;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This case report describes a 52-year-old woman who received a diagnosis of bipolar I disorder of the mixed type, resistant to bilateral electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT) and successfully treated with intensive left-sided high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS).

【 授权许可】

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