Unilateral low frequency versus sequential bilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: Is simpler better for treatment of resistant depression?

Neuroscience

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 323-328

  Pallanti, S ^a,b,c   Bernardi, S ^a,b,d   Di Rollo, A ^c   Antonini, S ^b   Quercioli, L ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Institute for Neuroscience   (Italy)

^d NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Treatment resistant depression; Unilateral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILATERAL STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNILATERAL STIMULATION;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 77950862886     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.01.063     Document Type: Article

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