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Prefrontal Cortex Case Study

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Does rTMS Normalizes Hypoactivity in Prefrontal Cortex? An fNIRS-based Randomized Sham – controlled Trial of rTMS Stimulation on the Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex for the Treatment of Panic Disorder

Although panic disorder has been the most investigated anxiety disorder during the past 25 years (Roy-Byrne et al., 2006) treatment resistance issue in panic disorder still remains unsettled.

. Cowley and Roy-Byrne (1997) who were investigating treatment failure in pharmacotherapy suggest that the main reason of unsuccessful treatment with medications is intolerable side effects of medication. Meanwhile, Held et al. (2003) found out that patients who were using more neurotic and immature defenses tend to have poorer treatment outcomes
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