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Simultaneous EEG Monitoring During Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Published on: June 17, 2013
Transcranial direct current stimulation for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder-A large case series
Abel Thamby1, Karthik Seshachala1, Lavanya Sharma1
1Department of Psychiatry, OCD Clinic, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Objective:
The present study is a large case series evaluating the benefits of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in treatment-resistant obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
Methods:
We reviewed the charts of 32 patients with treatment-resistant OCD who received 10-20 sessions of anodal pre-SMA tDCS.
Results:
Overall, 9 (28 %) showed at least partial response to tDCS at the end of 10-20 sessions [responders = 8 (25 %), partial responders = 1 (3%)]. Two out of three partial responders at the end of 10 sessions had response at the end of 20 sessions.
Conclusions:
tDCS may benefit a proportion of patients with treatment-resistant OCD.
