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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Resistant Visual Hallucinations in a Woman With Schizophrenia: A Case Report

A 29-year-old woman with schizophrenia introduced for application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for refractory visual hallucinations. Following inhibitory rTMS on visual cortex she reported significant reduction in severity and simplification of complexity of hallucinations, which...

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Autores principales: Ghanbari Jolfaei, Atefeh, Naji, Borzooyeh, Nasr Esfehani, Mehdi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4898749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27284279
http://dx.doi.org/10.17795/ijpbs-3561
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Sumario:A 29-year-old woman with schizophrenia introduced for application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for refractory visual hallucinations. Following inhibitory rTMS on visual cortex she reported significant reduction in severity and simplification of complexity of hallucinations, which lasted for three months. rTMS can be considered as a possibly potent treatment for visual hallucinations.