Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Tourette's Disorder: Case Report.
- Author:
Won Seok LIM
1
;
Seong Jae LEE
;
Dong Soo RYU
;
Jeong Ho CHAE
;
Ki Chung PAIK
;
Myung Ho LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. paperose@dku.edu
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tourette's disorder;
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder;
Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- MeSH:
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity;
Humans;
Tourette Syndrome;
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- From:Korean Journal of Psychopharmacology
2008;19(6):348-352
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tourette's disorder is a chronic refractory neuro-behavioral disease. New treatment strategies, such as repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), have been introduced recently. We report the effect of rTMS in a case with Tourette's disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a common combination in the clinical setting. This was a treatment-refractory patient, who had undergone 2 years of drug treatment and psychiatric consultation. We administered 10 sessions of rTMS for 10 days, resulting in a clear improvement in symptoms not only of Tourette's disorder but also of ADHD. Our observations indicate that rTMS may be effective in the treatment of Tourette's disorder with ADHD.
