The use of topical lidocaine to reduce pain during repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression

Journal of ECT

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-47

  Trevino, Kenneth ^a   McClintock, Shawn M ^a,b   Husain, Mustafa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

lidocaine; major depressive disorder (MDD); neurostimulation; repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; rTMS

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SCALP; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 79952193980     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181f5581c     Document Type: Article

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