Volume 4, Issue 3 (Summer 2013 -- 2013)
BCN 2013, 4(3): 271-275 |
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De Sousa A. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Management of Alcohol Dependence and other Substance Abuse Disorders – Emerging Data and Clinical Relevance. BCN 2013; 4 (3) :271-275
URL: http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-412-en.html
URL: http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-412-en.html
Abstract:
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been used widely in various psychiatric disorders like depression and schizophrenia. There have been some reports of its usefulness in alcohol dependence and substance use disorders. The present paper reviews the studies done using rTMS in substance use disorders including alcohol and nicotine dependence. Various studies done have been reviewed including the proposed mechanisms of action are outlined with the future research needs and need for further clinical data
Keywords: rTMS, Substance Use Disorders, Alcohol Dependence, Nicotine Dependence, Opiate, Heroin, Amphetamine
Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
Cellular and molecular Neuroscience
Received: 2013/08/10 | Accepted: 2013/08/23 | Published: 2013/08/23
Received: 2013/08/10 | Accepted: 2013/08/23 | Published: 2013/08/23
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