Feasibility of simultaneous cognitive behavioral therapy and left prefrontal rTMS for treatment resistant depression
2010; Elsevier BV; Volume: 3; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.brs.2010.03.005
ISSN1935-861X
AutoresAndrei Vedeniapin, Laura Cheng, Mark S. George,
Tópico(s)Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
ResumoDaily left prefrontal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has emerged as a potentially useful treatment for acute major depression1-3 and is now United Stated Food and Drug Administration approved. TMS was initially developed as a treatment based on the theory that in depression the prefrontal cortex was deficient in many tasks, including governing limbic activity.4 Repeated subconvulsive stimulation of the prefrontal cortex was theorized to reset the normal corticolimbic regulatory circuit.
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