TY - JOUR
T1 - A functional magnetic resonance imaging study of the effects of low frequency right prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation in depression
AU - Fitzgerald, Paul B.
AU - Sritharan, Anusha
AU - Daskalakis, Zafiris J.
AU - De Castella, Anthony R.
AU - Kulkarni, Jayashri
AU - Egan, Gary
PY - 2007/10/1
Y1 - 2007/10/1
N2 - The study aimed to explore the biological effects of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (LFR-TMS) treatment applied to the right prefrontal cortex, comparing this with the effects of high-frequency left-sided (HFL-TMS) in patients with treatment-resistant depression. Twenty-six patients with treatment-resistant depression were randomized to receive either daily LFR-TMS or HFL-TMS treatment for 3 weeks and underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging during a planning task before and after treatment. Patients responded clinically to both forms of treatment with no difference in the degree of response (F1,24 = 0.65;P > 0.05). Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation resulted in no overall change in task-related activation. However, responders to LFR-TMS demonstrated a bilateral decrease in activity in middle frontal gyrus. In contrast, HFL-TMS produced an increase in activation in left precuneus with responders showing increased activation in several additional regions. Response to LFR-TMS is associated with a bilateral reduction in frontal activation that does not seem to be a nonspecific effect of treatment and differs from the response to HFL-TMS.
AB - The study aimed to explore the biological effects of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (LFR-TMS) treatment applied to the right prefrontal cortex, comparing this with the effects of high-frequency left-sided (HFL-TMS) in patients with treatment-resistant depression. Twenty-six patients with treatment-resistant depression were randomized to receive either daily LFR-TMS or HFL-TMS treatment for 3 weeks and underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging during a planning task before and after treatment. Patients responded clinically to both forms of treatment with no difference in the degree of response (F1,24 = 0.65;P > 0.05). Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation resulted in no overall change in task-related activation. However, responders to LFR-TMS demonstrated a bilateral decrease in activity in middle frontal gyrus. In contrast, HFL-TMS produced an increase in activation in left precuneus with responders showing increased activation in several additional regions. Response to LFR-TMS is associated with a bilateral reduction in frontal activation that does not seem to be a nonspecific effect of treatment and differs from the response to HFL-TMS.
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U2 - 10.1097/jcp.0b013e318151521c
DO - 10.1097/jcp.0b013e318151521c
M3 - Article
C2 - 17873682
AN - SCOPUS:34548666403
VL - 27
SP - 488
EP - 492
JO - Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology
JF - Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology
SN - 0271-0749
IS - 5
ER -
