Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in a patient suffering from comorbid depression and panic disorder following a myocardial infarction.

Author(s): Sakkas P, Psarros C, Papadimitriou GN, Theleritis CG, Soldatos CR

Affiliation(s): Athens University Medical School, Psychiatry Department, Eginitio Hospital, 74 Vas. Sofias Avenue, Athens 11528, Greece. psakkas@cc.uoa.gr

Publication date & source: 2006-07, Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry., 30(5):960-2. Epub 2006 Apr 24.

Publication type: Case Reports

Application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation was effective and safe in treating a 55-year-old man with comorbid depression and panic disorder, which occurred 6 months after a myocardial infarction.