Safety and efficacy of H7 deep transcranial magnetic stimulation in adolescent obsessive‐compulsive disorder: A case report - BrainsWay

Safety and efficacy of H7 deep transcranial magnetic stimulation in adolescent obsessive‐compulsive disorder: A case report

Journal: Asian Journal of Psychiatry (May 2023)

Authors: Ruchira Das, Pooja Sharma, Ambika Sundas, Nishant Goyal, Gulesh Kumar, Devangi Shukla, Chandramouli Roy, Basudeb Das

Summary:

We describe the first instance of dTMS application using H7 coil in an adolescent for childhood-onset OCD to evaluate the safety and efficacy of dTMS as an add-on treatment leading to the rapid and significant clinical improvement shown after 10 sessions in a patient with treatment-resistant OCD which was well tolerated; furthermore, the clinical benefits were sustained during a short-term follow-up in one month. dTMS with the H7 over the mPFC-ACC was found to be a safe and effective treatment.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1876201823000643?via%3Dihub