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Left temporoparietal transcranial magnetic stimulation in treatment-resistant schizophrenia with verbal hallucinations
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Psychiatry Research . Aug2003, Vol. 120 Issue 1, p107. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Left temporoparietal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) reportedly diminishes verbal hallucinations. A 21-year-old schizophrenic man, who had killed his mother in the belief that she was a demon, failed to respond to combined treatment with a variety of antipsychotic agents. His persistent hallucinations consisted of two voices (God and the Devil). As an adjunct to continued antipsychotic medication, the patient received a course of rTMS: 10 sessions of 1-Hz stimulations near Wernicke''s area. After rTMS, the patient''s hallucinations grew less intrusive and he no longer required isolation. Although the improvement could be a delayed effect of medication, further trials of rTMS in cases of this type appear justified. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *SCHIZOPHRENIA
*ANTIPSYCHOTIC agents
*THERAPEUTICS
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01651781
- Volume :
- 120
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Psychiatry Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10807332
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1781(03)00148-3