Rahn Cheyenne, Peterson Kris, Lamb Elizabeth
College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pacific Northwest University, Yakima, WA, USA.
Touchstone TMS, Lakewood, WA, USA.
Case Rep Neurol. 2024 Feb 14;16(1):79-84. doi: 10.1159/000537750. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.
Huntington disease (HD) is a progressive disorder characterized by significant neurodegeneration that results in severe neuropsychiatric symptoms and disordered movement. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a noninvasive treatment that has been used in major depressive disorder (MDD) with great success.
We present a case of a patient with newly diagnosed HD, persistent MDD with suicidal ideation, and generalized anxiety disorder who was treated with rTMS and had sustained significant improvement of her mood disorder with additional improvement of her movement disorder.
This result brings into question the use of rTMS to treat MDD and chorea in patients with HD, especially early in its course.
亨廷顿舞蹈症(HD)是一种进行性疾病,其特征是严重的神经退行性变,导致严重的神经精神症状和运动障碍。重复经颅磁刺激(rTMS)是一种非侵入性治疗方法,已在重度抑郁症(MDD)的治疗中取得了巨大成功。
我们报告一例新诊断为HD的患者,伴有持续性MDD和自杀意念以及广泛性焦虑症,该患者接受了rTMS治疗,其情绪障碍得到持续显著改善,运动障碍也有所改善。
这一结果使人质疑rTMS在HD患者中治疗MDD和舞蹈症的应用,尤其是在病程早期。