Concurrent conventional &amp; high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation for treatment of schizophrenia with co-morbid obsessive-compulsive disorder: A case report

Swarna Buddha Nayok; Harsh Pathak; Satish Suhas; Vani H. Thimmashetty; Prakrithi Shivaprakash; Ragibommanahalli M. Madhu Sudhan; Vanteemar S. Sreeraj; Janardhanan C. Narayanaswamy; Ganesan Venkatasubramanian

Brain Stimulation (Nov 2021)

Concurrent conventional & high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation for treatment of schizophrenia with co-morbid obsessive-compulsive disorder: A case report

Swarna Buddha Nayok,
Harsh Pathak,
Satish Suhas,
Vani H. Thimmashetty,
Prakrithi Shivaprakash,
Ragibommanahalli M. Madhu Sudhan,
Vanteemar S. Sreeraj,
Janardhanan C. Narayanaswamy,
Ganesan Venkatasubramanian

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Swarna Buddha Nayok: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India; Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India; WISER Neuromodulation Program, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India
Harsh Pathak: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India; WISER Neuromodulation Program, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India
Satish Suhas: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India; WISER Neuromodulation Program, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India
Vani H. Thimmashetty: WISER Neuromodulation Program, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India
Prakrithi Shivaprakash: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India
Ragibommanahalli M. Madhu Sudhan: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India
Vanteemar S. Sreeraj: Corresponding author. Clinical Research Center for Neuromodulation in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka State-560029, India.; Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India; WISER Neuromodulation Program, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India
Janardhanan C. Narayanaswamy: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India; WISER Neuromodulation Program, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India
Ganesan Venkatasubramanian: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India; Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India; WISER Neuromodulation Program, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 6
pp. 1483 – 1485

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Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques such as conventional transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and high definition tDCS (HD-tDCS) are increasingly being used as add-on treatment options in schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This is reporting of the use of a novel accelerated, symptom-specific, add-on tDCS (combining conventional and high definition) protocol in a patient with both schizophrenia and OCD. The intervention showed clinical utility by reducing both schizophrenia and OCD symptoms.

Published in Brain Stimulation

ISSN: 1935-861X (Print); 1876-4754 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/brain-stimulation

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