Levodopa does not enhance the effect of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in tinnitus treatment

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-95

  Kleinjung, Tobias ^a   Steffens, Thomas ^a   Landgrebe, Michael ^a   Vielsmeier, Veronika ^a   Frank, Elmar ^a   Hajak, Göran ^a   Strutz, Juergen ^a   Langguth, Berthold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT; TINNITUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DOPAMINE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; TINNITUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 58149084328     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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