title: Transcranial magnetic stimulation of left auditory cortex in patients with schizophrenia: effects on hallucinations and neurocognition.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Psychological Laboratory, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Alfredo A L
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: d'Alfonso
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aleman
authors.forename: Roy P C
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Kessels
authors.forename: Eugène A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Schouten
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Postma
authors.forename: Jeroen A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: van Der Linden
authors.forename: Wiepke
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cahn
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: Edward H F
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: de Haan
authors.forename: René S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Kahn
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003024:Clozapine