| Literature DB >> 27194229 |
Lassaad Kallel1, Marine Mondino2, Jerome Brunelin3,4.
Abstract
Our aim was to assess the efficacy and safety of theta-rhythm transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (4.5 Hz-tACS) in patients with clozapine-resistant symptoms of schizophrenia. In an open case series, 3 patients received 20 sessions of 4.5 Hz-tACS (20 min, 2 mA) applied over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. The patients exhibited a decrease of negative symptoms (-10 %), general symptoms (-18 %) and an improvement of insight into the illness (-25 %). 4.5 Hz-tACS might be a suitable alternative treatment for clozapine-resistant symptoms of schizophrenia.Entities:
Keywords: DLPFC; Insight; Prefrontal cortex; Schizophrenia; tACS; tDCS
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27194229 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-016-1574-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neural Transm (Vienna) ISSN: 0300-9564 Impact factor: 3.575