Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for treatment-resistant bipolar depression: A case report of acute and maintenance efficacy

Neurocase

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 451-457

  Bersani, Francesco Saverio ^a   Girardi, Nicoletta ^a   Sanna, Livia ^a   Mazzarini, Lorenzo ^a,b   Santucci, Chiara ^a   Kotzalidis, Giorgio D ^a   Sani, Gabriele ^a   De Rossi, Pietro ^a,e   Raccah, Ruggero N ^c   Caltagirone, Saverio Simone ^a   Battipaglia, Mariella ^a   Capezzuto, Silvia ^b   Bersani, Giuseppe ^d   Girardi, Paolo ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Sapienza University of Rome School of Medicine and Psychology Sant'Andrea Hospital ^*  (Italy)

^c ATID Ltd Advanced Technology   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar depression; Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder; Prefrontal cortex; Treatment resistant bipolar disorder

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; CLONAZEPAM; LITHIUM; MIRTAZAPINE; QUETIAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885072583     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: 14653656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2012.690429     Document Type: Article

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