Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in the management of alcohol dependence and other substance abuse disorders - emerging data and clinical relevance

Basic and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 89-93

  De Sousa, Avinash ^a  

^a Desousa Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Amphetamine; Heroin; Nicotine dependence; Opiate; rTMS; Substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REWARD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84890082054     PISSN: 2008126X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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