Alternative antidepressant deep transcranial magnetic stimulation protocols

Background: The remission rate for patients with pharmacotherapy resistant depression who undergo standard deep repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) is almost 50%. This protocol consists of twenty daily treatments utilizing high-frequency (18Hz, 1980 pulses) stimulation to the left PFC (L-PFC). Its remission rate is second only to electroconvulsive therapy, which has significant cognitive side effects and poor durability. Nevertheless, alternative treatments for non-responders should be explored.
Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research