Transcranial magnetic stimulation of left temporoparietal cortex in three patients reporting hallucinated “voices”
Hoffman R, Boutros N, Berman R, Roessler E, Belger A, Krystal J, Charney D. Transcranial magnetic stimulation of left temporoparietal cortex in three patients reporting hallucinated “voices”. Biological Psychiatry 1999, 46: 130-132. PMID: 10394483, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00358-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCross-Over StudiesDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHallucinationsHumansMaleMiddle AgedParietal LobeSchizophreniaTemporal LobeTranscranial Magnetic StimulationConceptsTranscranial magnetic stimulationLow-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulationFrequency transcranial magnetic stimulationAuditory hallucinationsMagnetic stimulationTemporoparietal cortexSham stimulationPersistent auditory hallucinationsCross-over designSpeech perception areasHertz stimulationCerebral cortexSchizophrenic patientsCortical activationHallucination severityPatientsActive stimulationTotal cessationCortexStimulationHallucinationsGreater improvementActivationPrior studiesSeverity