rTMS for PTSD: Induced merciful oblivion or elimination of abnormal hypermnesia?

Behavioural Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 195-199

  Rossi, Simone ^a,b   Cappa, Stefano F ^c   Ulivelli, Monica ^b   De Capua, Alberto ^b   Bartalini, Sabina ^b   Rossini, Paolo M ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d SAN GIOVANNI CALIBITA FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amnesia; Episodic memory; PTSD; rTMS; TMS

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MEMORY; NEUROIMAGING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 33751359933     PISSN: 09534180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2006/793256     Document Type: Review

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