Intensive high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment in an electroconvulsive shock therapy-resistant bipolar I patient with mixed episode.
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).
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Free University of Brussels, UZBrussel, Belgium.
Dieter
D
Zeeuws
Kim
K
De Rycker
Rudi
R
De Raedt
Matthieu
M
De Beyne
Chris
C
Baeken
Nathalie
N
Vanderbruggen
D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*