Abstract
Panic disorder (PD) is an anxiety disorder that is highly disruptive to the patient’s life and needs new options for effective treatments. In this case report, we present an application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in a refractory patient resistant to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and pharmacotherapy who was treated with a combined protocol of rTMS with a sequential stimulation of right and left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). The protocol was conducted 3 times per week during 4 weeks, with one month follow-up. The fact that the patient showed improvement suggests that rTMS can be an effective option of treatment.
Keywords: Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, panic disorder, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, rTMS.
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Title:Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) to Treat Refractory Panic Disorder Patient: A Case Report
Volume: 13 Issue: 6
Author(s): Sergio Machado, Veruska Santos, Flavia Paes, Oscar Arias-Carrion, Mauro G. Carta, Adriana C. Silva and Antonio E. Nardi
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Keywords: Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, panic disorder, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, rTMS.
Abstract: Panic disorder (PD) is an anxiety disorder that is highly disruptive to the patient’s life and needs new options for effective treatments. In this case report, we present an application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in a refractory patient resistant to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and pharmacotherapy who was treated with a combined protocol of rTMS with a sequential stimulation of right and left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). The protocol was conducted 3 times per week during 4 weeks, with one month follow-up. The fact that the patient showed improvement suggests that rTMS can be an effective option of treatment.
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Machado Sergio, Santos Veruska, Paes Flavia, Arias-Carrion Oscar, Carta G. Mauro, Silva C. Adriana and Nardi E. Antonio, Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) to Treat Refractory Panic Disorder Patient: A Case Report, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2014; 13 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527313666140612112148
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527313666140612112148 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1996-3181 |
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