Effect of electroconvulsive therapy on cortical excitability in a patient with long-term remission of schizophrenia: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study

Journal of ECT

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages e9-e11

  Přikryl, Radovan ^a   Ustohal, Libor ^a   Kucerová, Hana Prikrylová ^a   Cesková, Eva ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cortical inhibition; ECT; GABA; TMS

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; CLOZAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXCITABILITY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; REMISSION; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 79952185018     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181dbf785     Document Type: Article

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