Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome: A Case Report.
10.5535/arm.2017.41.1.162
- Author:
So Won CHUNG
1
;
Shin Who PARK
;
Young Jae SEO
;
Jae Hyung KIM
;
Chan Ho LEE
;
Jong Youb LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. jylimmd@eulji.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome;
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
- MeSH:
Cognition;
Craving;
Humans;
Korsakoff Syndrome*;
Middle Aged;
Prefrontal Cortex;
Thiamine;
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation*
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2017;41(1):162-166
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 57-year-old man who was diagnosed with Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome showed severe impairment of cognitive function and a craving for alcohol, even after sufficient supplementation with thiamine. After completing 10 sessions of 10 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) at 100% of the resting motor threshold over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, dramatic improvement in cognitive function and a reduction in craving for alcohol were noted. This is the first case report of the efficacy of a high-frequency rTMS in the treatment of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
