Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for the treatment of persistent visual and auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia: A case study

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 831-833

  Shiozawa, Pedro ^a,b   Da Silva, Mailu Enokibara ^a,b   Cordeiro, Quirino ^a,b   Fregni, Felipe ^c,d   Brunoni, Andre Russowsky ^b,e,f  

^a Department of Orthopedics   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Department of Urology   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Department of Psychiatry   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE;

ADULT; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION RATING SCALE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; LAUNAY SLADE HALLUCINATION SCALE; LETTER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROMODULATION; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHAM PROCEDURE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ADULT; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84883785242     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2013.03.003     Document Type: Letter

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