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Case ReportCASE REPORTS AND CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment of Depression in a Patient With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Alessandro Iliceto, Rachel L Seiler and Korak Sarkar
Ochsner Journal September 2018, 18 (3) 264-267; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.17.0075
Alessandro Iliceto
1The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
MD
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Rachel L Seiler
1The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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Korak Sarkar
1The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
2Department of Neurology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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