Transcranial magnetic stimulation of left auditory cortex in patients with schizophrenia: effects on hallucinations and neurocognition.
The effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on hallucination severity and neurocognition were studied in 9 medication-resistant hallucinating patients. A statistically significant improvement was observed on a hallucination scale after 10 days of TMS at the left auditory cortex.
d'Alfonso
Alfredo A L
AA
Psychological Laboratory, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
Aleman
André
A
Kessels
Roy P C
RP
Schouten
Eugène A
EA
Postma
Albert
A
van Der Linden
Jeroen A
JA
Cahn
Wiepke
W
Greene
Yvonne
Y
de Haan
Edward H F
EH
Kahn
René S
RS
D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001303:Auditory Cortex / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003024:Clozapine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003071:Cognition / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003024:Clozapine