Effectiveness of theta-burst repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treating chronic tinnitus

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 112-120

  Chung, Hsiung Kwang ^a,c   Tsai, Chon Haw ^a,b,c   Lin, Yu Chin ^b   Chen, Jin Ming ^a   Tsou, Yung An ^a   Wang, Chin Yuan ^a   Lin, Chia Der ^a,c   Jeng, Fuh Cherng ^d   Chung, Jing Gung ^c   Tsai, Ming Hsui ^a,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Dept Psychiat Director of the PET   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Primary auditory cortex; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Theta burst; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TINNITUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY CORTEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TINNITUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051937720     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330882     Document Type: Article

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