Successful use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in difficult to treat hypersexual disorder.
Hypersexual disorder has phenomenological resemblance with impulsive-compulsive spectrum disorders. Inhibitory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the supplementary motor area (SMA) has been found to be effective in the management of impulsive-compulsive behaviors. Inhibitory rTMS over SMA may be helpful in hypersexual disorder. We highlight here a case of hypersexual disorder (excessive sexual drive) who failed to respond adequately to the conventional pharmacological treatment and responded with rTMS augmentation.
Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Adarsh
A
Tripathi
Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Amit
A
Singh
Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Harpreet
H
Singh
Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sujita Kumar
SK
Kar
Hypersexual disorder; repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; supplementary motor area