Treatment refractory depression in the elderly: A possible role for repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
β Scribed by Paul Holtzheimer
- Book ID
- 110604097
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 471 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1545-8083
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## Background: Several studies have shown that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rtms) treatment is associated with a significant antidepressant effect that can last for several months. ## Methods: To investigate the mean remission time and the predictors associated with its duration;
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a diagnostic method well established in neurology. As some effects of TMS are similar to those of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), we looked for an antidepressant efficacy of TMS in a semi-blinded monocentric pilot study. Fifteen patients with Major Depress