Bilateral low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the auditory cortex in tinnitus patients is not effective: A randomised controlled trial

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 362-373

  Hoekstra, Carlijn E L ^a   Versnel, Huib ^a   Neggers, Sebastiaan F W ^a   Niesten, Marlien E F ^a   Van Zanten, Gijsbert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic tinnitus; Therapy; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOW FREQUENCY REPETITIVETRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TINNITUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAVIGATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACEBO EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY CORTEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAVIGATION; PLACEBO EFFECT; TINNITUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84886020940     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000354977     Document Type: Article

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