Transcranial magnetic stimulation of left auditory cortex in patients with schizophrenia: effects on hallucinations and neurocognition

J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2002 Winter;14(1):77-9. doi: 10.1176/jnp.14.1.77.

Abstract

The effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on hallucination severity and neurocognition were studied in 9 medication-resistant hallucinating patients. A statistically significant improvement was observed on a hallucination scale after 10 days of TMS at the left auditory cortex.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Auditory Cortex / radiation effects*
  • Clozapine / therapeutic use
  • Cognition / radiation effects*
  • Electromagnetic Fields*
  • Female
  • Hallucinations / etiology
  • Hallucinations / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Schizophrenia / therapy*
  • Schizophrenic Psychology*

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Clozapine