Bilateral transcranial magnetic stimulation of the prefrontal cortex reduces cocaine intake: A pilot study

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue AUG, 2016, Pages

  Bolloni, Corinna ^a   Panella, Riccardo ^b,e   Pedetti, Mariano ^c   Frascella, Anna Grazia ^c   Gambelunghe, Cristiana ^d   Piccoli, Tommaso ^a   Maniaci, Giuseppe ^a   Brancato, Anna ^a   Cannizzaro, Carla ^a   Diana, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c ASL 1 Umbria   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine use disorder; Dopamine; PFC; rTMS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-5; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIAL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84988807002     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00133     Document Type: Article

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