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

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

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).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dieter Zeeuws, Kim De Rycker, Rudi De Raedt, Matthieu De Beyne, Chris Baeken, Nathalie Vanderbruggen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
bipolar I disorder
ECT
mixed episode
rTMS
treatment-resistance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X10000197

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