Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome: A Case Report

A 57-year-old man who was diagnosed with Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome showed severe impairment of cognitive function and a craving for alcohol, even after sufficient supplementation with thiamine. After completing 10 sessions of 10 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) at 100% of the...

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Autores principales: Chung, So Won, Park, Shin Who, Seo, Young Jae, Kim, Jae-Hyung, Lee, Chan Ho, Lim, Jong Youb
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5344820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28289650
http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2017.41.1.162
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author Chung, So Won
Park, Shin Who
Seo, Young Jae
Kim, Jae-Hyung
Lee, Chan Ho
Lim, Jong Youb
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description A 57-year-old man who was diagnosed with Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome showed severe impairment of cognitive function and a craving for alcohol, even after sufficient supplementation with thiamine. After completing 10 sessions of 10 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) at 100% of the resting motor threshold over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, dramatic improvement in cognitive function and a reduction in craving for alcohol were noted. This is the first case report of the efficacy of a high-frequency rTMS in the treatment of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
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spelling pubmed-53448202017-03-13 Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome: A Case Report Chung, So Won Park, Shin Who Seo, Young Jae Kim, Jae-Hyung Lee, Chan Ho Lim, Jong Youb Ann Rehabil Med Case Report A 57-year-old man who was diagnosed with Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome showed severe impairment of cognitive function and a craving for alcohol, even after sufficient supplementation with thiamine. After completing 10 sessions of 10 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) at 100% of the resting motor threshold over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, dramatic improvement in cognitive function and a reduction in craving for alcohol were noted. This is the first case report of the efficacy of a high-frequency rTMS in the treatment of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2017-02 2017-02-28 /pmc/articles/PMC5344820/ /pubmed/28289650 http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2017.41.1.162 Text en Copyright © 2017 by Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome: A Case Report
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title_fullStr Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome: A Case Report
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title_short Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome: A Case Report
title_sort repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for wernicke-korsakoff syndrome: a case report
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