TY - JOUR
T1 - High-frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Targeting Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex for Depression Ameliorates Insomnia yet Triggers Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
T2 - A Catch-22 Situation
AU - Joseph, Jithin T.
AU - Jammigumpula, Ashok
AU - Manibettu, Vidyashree S.
AU - Purohith, Abhiram N.
AU - Shenoy, Sonia
AU - Udupa, Suma
AU - Praharaj, Samir Kumar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s).
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique that is effective and safe for the treatment of depression. We observed improvement in insomnia along with symptoms of depression following high-frequency rTMS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in a patient with treatment-resistant depression, which progressed to excessive daytime sleepiness during the treatment sessions. Causality assessment suggested a probable association of rTMS with excessive sleepiness. The implications of the effect of rTMS on sleep are discussed.
AB - Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique that is effective and safe for the treatment of depression. We observed improvement in insomnia along with symptoms of depression following high-frequency rTMS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in a patient with treatment-resistant depression, which progressed to excessive daytime sleepiness during the treatment sessions. Causality assessment suggested a probable association of rTMS with excessive sleepiness. The implications of the effect of rTMS on sleep are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1177/02537176241229138
DO - 10.1177/02537176241229138
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85186211860
SN - 0253-7176
JO - Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
JF - Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
ER -
