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KMID : 1140920170410010162
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Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2017 Volume.41 No. 1 p.162 ~ p.166
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome: A Case Report
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Chung So-Won
Park Shin-Who
Seo Young-Jae
Kim Jae-Hyung
Lee Chan-Ho
Lim Jong-Youb
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
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