No effect of anodal F3/cathodal Cpz tDCS in a patient with severe treatment-refractory coenaesthetic hallucinations-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

No effect of anodal F3/cathodal Cpz tDCS in a patient with severe treatment-refractory coenaesthetic hallucinations

Published:2023-12-27 Issue:3 Volume:23 Page:224-226
ISSN:1644-6313
Container-title:Psychiatria i Psychologia Kliniczna
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Short-container-title:Psychiatr Psychol Klin

Author:

Walczak Katarzyna Sylwia¹,Wysokiński Adam²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Klinika Psychiatrii Wieku Podeszłego i Zaburzeń Psychotycznych, Centralny Szpital Kliniczny Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi, Łódź, Polska

2. Klinika Psychiatrii Wieku Podeszłego i Zaburzeń Psychotycznych, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi, Łódź, Polska

Abstract

This article presents a case report of a 57-year-old patient with chronic (>20 years) schizophrenia and severe treatment-refractory coenaesthetic hallucinations located within the genital area. Due to the lack of therapeutic alternatives, a course of transcranial direct current stimulation targeting the somatosensory cortex that represents the genital area was performed. The severity of symptoms was assessed using the Clinical Global Impression (CGI, Severity and Improvement), Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and three visual-analogue scales, separately for the three distinctive features of “general discomfort”, “ripping out”, and “pain”. After completing the three-week transcranial direct current stimulation course, there were no changes between the baseline and final clinical scores.

Publisher

Medical Communications Sp. z.o.o.

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Clinical Psychology

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