Augmentation Effect of Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over Presupplementary Motor Area in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Published in: The journal of ECT Vol. 34; no. 4; p. 253
• Main Authors: Arumugham, Shyam Sundar, Vs, Subhasini, Hn, Madhuri, B, Vinay, Ravi, Malvika, Sharma, Eesha, Thirthalli, Jagadisha, Reddy, Y C Janardhan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety - etiology; Anxiety - psychology; Anxiety - therapy; Depression - etiology; Depression - psychology; Depression - therapy; Double-Blind Method; Drug Resistance; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Cortex - physiology; Negative Results; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - psychology; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - therapy; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - methods; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult

The current study investigated the efficacy of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over bilateral presupplementary motor area (pre-SMA) in patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with partial/poor response to pharmacotherapy, in a double-blinded rand...