Journal of International Psychiatry

[Abstract]Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (r-TMS) in patients with post stroke depression (PSD).Methods: 120 cases of stroke depression patients with mild cognitive impairment in our hospital from May 2014 to May 2015 were selected. According to the different treatment methods, the patients were divided into control group and experimental group.All patients were treated with fluoxetine hydrochloride.The experimental group was treated with low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.The therapeutic effect of the two groups was observed.Results:The experimental group compared with the control group，significantly better than the control group (P<0.05); in the MoCA score, MMSE score, BI index score after treatment, the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group (P<0.05); only a few mild headache cases during the treatment, no other serious adverse reactions.Conclusion:Low frequency r-TMS can significantly improve the cognitive function, daily life ability and depressive symptoms of patients with PSD, the effect is significant, and it has high safety, and it has the value of popularization.

[Key words]Post stroke depression;Low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Daily life ability;Cognition