High frequency rTMS in the treatment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia: series of three case reports.

• Authors: PŘIKRYL Radovan; KAŠPÁREK Tomáš; SKOTÁKOVÁ Simona; KUČEROVÁ Hana; ČEŠKOVÁ Eva
• Year of publication: 2006
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Schizophrenia Research
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Field: Psychiatry, sexuology
• Keywords: negative symptoms; rTMS; treatment
• Description: High frequency rTMS applied over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex led to the reduction of negative symptoms severity in patients suffered from schizophrenia and can be beneficial like augmentation option to antipsychotics in the treatment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

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