Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of refractory partial epilepsy

Clinical EEG and Neuroscience

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-44

  Sun, Wei ^a   Fu, Wei ^a   Mao, Wei ^a   Wang, Dequan ^a   Wang, Yuping ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Psychological symptom checklist 90; Refractory partial epilepsy; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GLOBAL SEVERITY INDEX; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OPEN STUDY; PARANOIA; PHOBIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSIS; REFRACTORY PARTIAL EPILEPSY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79251568314     PISSN: 15500594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155005941104200109     Document Type: Article

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