Efficacy of neurostimulation to treat symptoms of Mal de Debarquement Syndrome. A preliminary study using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Alan J. Pearce; Charlotte P. Davies; Brendan P. Major

doi:10.1111/jnp.12070

Efficacy of neurostimulation to treat symptoms of Mal de Debarquement Syndrome. A preliminary study using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Alan J. Pearce, Charlotte P. Davies, Brendan P. Major

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Abstract

Mal de debarquement syndrome (MdDS) is a rare and poorly understood condition of perceived continual motion. Using a multiple-case design (n = 13; 8 f; 63.5 ± 12.6 years), this study investigated the efficacy of eight 20-min sessions, over 4 weeks, of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the dorsolateral pre-frontal cortex. Compared to sham, rTMS demonstrated improvement in balance and confidence in daily living activities. rTMS shows promise for the treatment of MdDS. However, larger trials with longer intervention periods are required.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	336-341
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Neuropsychology
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.12070
Publication status	Published - Sept 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

balance
dorsolateral pre-frontal cortex
Mal de debarquement syndrome
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

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Efficacy of neurostimulation to treat symptoms of Mal de Debarquement Syndrome. A preliminary study using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

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