Cognitive correlates of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in treatment-resistant depression- a pilot study

Table 3 Median RBANS and depression severity scores before the first rTMS (trial 1, day 1) vs. after the last rTMS (trial 8, day 20) in patients ( N = 10)

Score (Median; range)	Day 1 before first rTMS	Day 20 after last rTMS	T (z)	p _two-tailed	r
RBANS
Immediate memory	96 (73–114)	104 (69–114)	2.5 (−2.2)	.030*	-.49
Delayed memory	94 (52–103)	96 (52–101)	10.0 (−1.1)	.262	-.24
Attention	97 (56–109)	106 (72–118)	13.5 (−1.4)	.150	-.31
Language	98 (78–117)	102 (87–120)	6.0 (−1.7)	.091	-.38
Visuospatial ability	86 (72–102)	82 (72–92)	10.5 (−1.7)	.083	-.38
BDI	28 (21–41)	18 (1–47)	8.0 (−2.0)	.046*	-.45
HAM-D	22 (19–29)	13 (1–31)	4.5 (−2.3)	.019*	-.51

BDI- Beck Depression Inventory; HAM-D- Hamilton Depression Rating Scale- 21 items; RBANS- Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status; T- Wilcoxon Signed-Rank T Test. The effect size r was calculated as r = z/√N, where N = 20 (a total number of measurements/case).
*p < .05.

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