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

Dieter Zeeuws; Kim De Rycker; Rudi De Raedt; Matthieu De Beyne; Chris Baeken; Nathalie Vanderbruggen

doi:10.1016/j.brs.2010.03.001

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

Brain Stimul. 2011 Jan;4(1):46-9. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2010.03.001. Epub 2010 Mar 20.

Authors

Dieter Zeeuws¹, Kim De Rycker, Rudi De Raedt, Matthieu De Beyne, Chris Baeken, Nathalie Vanderbruggen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Free University of Brussels, UZBrussel, Belgium.

PMID: 21255755
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2010.03.001

Abstract

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).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bipolar Disorder / diagnosis
Bipolar Disorder / therapy*
Electroconvulsive Therapy / methods*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / methods*