Efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in the treatment of schizophrenia: A review of the literature to date

Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 7-8, 2015, Pages 12-19

  Cole, Jonathan C ^a   Bernacki, Carolyn Green ^a   Helmer, Amanda ^a   Pinninti, Narsimha ^a   O’Reardon, John P ^a  

^a UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Review of literature; Schizophrenia; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CLOZAPINE;

AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84945138989     PISSN: 21588333     EISSN: 21588341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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