Citation

Pearce AJ, Davies CP, Major BP. J. Neuropsychol. 2015; 9(2): 336-341.

Affiliation

Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, British Psychological Society)

DOI

10.1111/jnp.12070

PMID

25809585

Abstract

Mal de debarquement syndrome (MdDS) is a rare and poorly understood condition of perceived continual motion. Using a multiple-case design (n = 13; 8 f; 63.5 ± 12.6 years), this study investigated the efficacy of eight 20-min sessions, over 4 weeks, of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the dorsolateral pre-frontal cortex. Compared to sham, rTMS demonstrated improvement in balance and confidence in daily living activities. rTMS shows promise for the treatment of MdDS. However, larger trials with longer intervention periods are required.

Language: en