2005
Temporoparietal Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Auditory Hallucinations: Safety, Efficacy and Moderators in a Fifty Patient Sample
Hoffman RE, Gueorguieva R, Hawkins KA, Varanko M, Boutros NN, Wu YT, Carroll K, Krystal JH. Temporoparietal Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Auditory Hallucinations: Safety, Efficacy and Moderators in a Fifty Patient Sample. Biological Psychiatry 2005, 58: 97-104. PMID: 15936729, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.03.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationTranscranial magnetic stimulationAuditory hallucinationsSham stimulationMagnetic stimulationTemporoparietal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationClinical Global Impression ScaleGlobal Impression ScaleRight-handed patientsMotor thresholdImpression ScaleRTMS effectsNew patientsNeurocognitive impairmentHallucination frequencySchizoaffective disorderPatient samplesSignificant distressPatientsChange scoresHallucinationsPreliminary reportStimulationNeurobiological factorsIntervention
2003
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Left Temporoparietal Cortex and Medication-Resistant Auditory Hallucinations
Hoffman RE, Hawkins KA, Gueorguieva R, Boutros NN, Rachid F, Carroll K, Krystal JH. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Left Temporoparietal Cortex and Medication-Resistant Auditory Hallucinations. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 49-56. PMID: 12511172, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.1.49.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationMedication-resistant auditory hallucinationsTranscranial magnetic stimulationLeft temporoparietal cortexAuditory hallucinationsSham stimulationMagnetic stimulationTemporoparietal cortexOpen-label trialMotor thresholdAntipsychotic medicationSustained reductionBrain areasSchizoaffective disorderCortical activationPossible treatmentNeuropsychological impairmentNeuropsychological assessmentPatientsAdditional studiesCortexStimulationTrialsHallucinationsTreatment effects
2001
Elevated motor threshold in drug-free, cocaine-dependent patients assessed with transcranial magnetic stimulation
Boutros N, Lisanby S, Tokuno H, Torello M, Campbell D, Berman R, Malison R, Krystal J, Kosten T. Elevated motor threshold in drug-free, cocaine-dependent patients assessed with transcranial magnetic stimulation. Biological Psychiatry 2001, 49: 369-373. PMID: 11239908, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(00)00948-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscranial magnetic stimulationCortical excitabilityCocaine-dependent subjectsMotor thresholdControl subjectsMagnetic stimulationSingle-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulationExcitatory/inhibitory balancePulse transcranial magnetic stimulationChronic cocaine abuseMotor cortical regionsChronic cocaine abusersNormal control subjectsNumber of neurotransmittersAlters cortical excitabilityCocaine-dependent patientsCortical inhibitoryCerebral cortexInhibitory balanceAwake subjectsChronic cocaineCocaine intoxicationCocaine abusePsychiatric populationsCortical regions