Transcranial direct current stimulation for depression in a 92-year-old patient: A case study

Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 269-270

  Shiozawa, Pedro ^a   Da Silva, Mailu Enokibara ^a   Dias, Danielle Rigueira ^a   Chaves, Ana C ^b   De Oliveira Diniz, Breno Satler ^b   Cordeiro, Quirino ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCITALOPRAM;

AGED; ANXIETY; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERY ELDERLY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTRODE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84916196742     PISSN: 13463500     EISSN: 14798301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12100     Document Type: Letter

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