ArticleThe American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry2020
Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation in Late-Life Depression: A Possible Option for Older Depressed Adults in Need of ECT During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for geriatric depression.Ageing research reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Extended course accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation as a substitute for depressed patients needing electroconvulsive therapy.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2025Trial
- Accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation for psychological distress in advanced cancer: A phase 2a feasibility and preliminary efficacy clinical trial.Palliative medicine · 2024Trial
- Accelerated Theta Burst Stimulation Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (iTBS-TMS)Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026Article
- Accelerated Theta Burst Stimulation: Safety, Efficacy, and Future Advancements.Biological psychiatry · 2024Review
- A randomized sham-controlled trial of high-dosage accelerated intermittent theta burst rTMS in major depression: study protocol.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- A 30-Year-Old Woman with an 8-Week History of Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, and Mild Cognitive Impairment Following COVID-19 Who Responded to Accelerated Bilateral Theta-Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over the Prefrontal Cortex.The American journal of case reports · 2023Article
- Late-life depression: Epidemiology, phenotype, pathogenesis and treatment before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Review
- A transdiagnostic review of safety, efficacy, and parameter space in accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation.Journal of psychiatric research · 2022Review
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Brain Stimulation Therapy.The Psychiatric clinics of North America · 2022Review
- Facilitation of Motor Evoked Potentials in Response to a Modified 30 Hz Intermittent Theta-Burst Stimulation Protocol in Healthy Adults.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- A reexamination of motor and prefrontal TMS in tobacco use disorder: Time for personalized dosing based on electric field modeling?Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021Article
- Accelerated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Major Depression: The Past, Present, and Future.Harvard review of psychiatryArticle
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Abstract
objectiveElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an essential psychiatric service with an important role in treating older adults with severe or treatment-resistant depression. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ECT services have be constrained by infection control measures. We report a case of a 66-year-old female patient with a severe major depressive episode who had previously responded to right unilateral ECT and was treated with two modified accelerated intermittent theta-burst stimulation (aiTBS) protocols.
methodsThe two aiTBS courses consisted of eight daily sessions over five consecutive days, followed by gradual tapering, using 1,800 pulses per session pre-COVID-19 (first course), and 600 pulses per session during the pandemic (second course).
resultsModerate to severe baseline depressive symptoms reached remission levels after both courses.
conclusionThe 600-pulses aiTBS treatment protocol reported here warrants further study and evaluation, but may be a potential option in cases where older adults with severe depressive symptoms cannot access ECT during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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