Toward a neurocircuit-based sequential bilateral transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Individuals diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) present a substantial demand for innovative therapeutic interventions, given that they often endure significant residual symptoms despite undergoing treatment [1]. The prevailing body of research has predominantly explored the utility of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as a non-invasive cerebral stimulation technique for alternative interventions. High frequency rTMS (HF-rTMS; ≥5 Hz) can produce a local increase in cortical excitability, whereas low frequency rTMS (LF-rTMS; ≤1 Hz) can produce decreases in local cortical excitability [2].
Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research