Short term effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with catastrophic intractable tinnitus: Preliminary report

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 63-67

  Lee, Ho Yun ^a,b   Yoo, Seung Don ^a   Ryu, Eun Woong ^a   Byun, Jae Yong ^a   Yeo, Seung Geun ^a   Park, Moon Suh ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Tinnitus; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879321199     PISSN: 19768710     EISSN: 20050720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3342/ceo.2013.6.2.63     Document Type: Article

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