Assessing accelerated iTBS in treatment-resistant melancholic depression: Doubling the number of pulses per session does not double the response rates

S De Witte; R De Raedt; Gr Wu; S De Smet; J Dedoncker; D Klooster; H Tandt; N Van De Velde; N De Schrijver; S Herremans; I Debruyckere; A Nobels; E H W Koster; G Lemmens; M A Vanderhasselt; C Baeken

doi:10.1016/j.brs.2025.02.004

Assessing accelerated iTBS in treatment-resistant melancholic depression: Doubling the number of pulses per session does not double the response rates

S De Witte^*
, R De Raedt
, Gr Wu
, S De Smet
, J Dedoncker
, D Klooster
, H Tandt
, N Van De Velde
, N De Schrijver
, S Herremans
, I Debruyckere
, A Nobels
, E H W Koster
, G Lemmens
, M A Vanderhasselt
, C Baeken^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Neuroplasticity, Synchrony & Cognition

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	195-197
Number of pages	3
Journal	Brain stimulation
Volume	18
Issue number	2
Early online date	Feb 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2025.02.004
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2025

Keywords

Accelerated rTMS
Intermittent theta-burst stimulation
Left DLPFC
Major depression
Treatment resistance

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De Witte, S., De Raedt, R., Wu, G., De Smet, S., Dedoncker, J., Klooster, D., Tandt, H., Van De Velde, N., De Schrijver, N., Herremans, S., Debruyckere, I., Nobels, A., Koster, E. H. W., Lemmens, G., Vanderhasselt, M. A., & Baeken, C. (2025). Assessing accelerated iTBS in treatment-resistant melancholic depression: Doubling the number of pulses per session does not double the response rates. Brain stimulation, 18(2), 195-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2025.02.004

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