| Literature DB >> 19396702 |
Thomas Dresler1, Ann-Christine Ehlis, Michael M Plichta, Melany M Richter, Burkhard Jabs, Klaus-Peter Lesch, Andreas J Fallgatter.
Abstract
Panic disorder still remains a pervasive, life quality impairing disorder requiring adequate treatment options. In this case report we present the data of a patient with panic disorder and comorbid depression who was treated with high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to the left prefrontal cortex over a course of 3 weeks. Measurements of the cerebral oxygenation with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) during an emotional Stroop task before and after the rTMS treatment suggests that rTMS may modulate panic-related prefrontal brain dysfunctions in panic patients and that it may serve as a possible treatment option for anxiety disorders.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19396702 DOI: 10.1080/15622970902898147
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Biol Psychiatry ISSN: 1562-2975 Impact factor: 4.132