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Asian J Psychiatr
; 60: 102625, 2021 Jun.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33930710
RESUMO
OBJECTIVE: The present study is a large case series evaluating the benefits of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in treatment-resistant obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). METHODS: We reviewed the charts of 32 patients with treatment-resistant OCD who received 10-20 sessions of anodal pre-SMA tDCS. RESULTS: Overall, 9 (28 %) showed at least partial response to tDCS at the end of 10-20 sessions [responders = 8 (25 %), partial responders = 1 (3%)]. Two out of three partial responders at the end of 10 sessions had response at the end of 20 sessions. CONCLUSIONS: tDCS may benefit a proportion of patients with treatment-resistant OCD.