| Literature DB >> 30110662 |
Vanteemar S Sreeraj1, Damodharan Dinakaran1, Rujuta Parlikar1, Harleen Chhabra1, Sowmya Selvaraj1, Venkataram Shivakumar1, Anushree Bose1, Janardhanan C Narayanaswamy1, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian2.
Abstract
Conventional transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) has been reported to alleviate persistent auditory hallucinations (AH) in schizophrenia as an add-on intervention. High-Definition tDCS (HD-tDCS), an optimized form of tDCS, has the potential for more focalized neuromodulation. In this study, add-on HD-tDCS (5 days twice daily session with 2-mA cathodal current on left temporo-parietal junction) using 4 × 1 ring montage significantly reduced persistent AH (t = 3.6;p < 0.01) in schizophrenia patients (N = 19). Add-on HD-tDCS has promising potential to treat persisting AH in schizophrenia. This needs further systematic research.Entities:
Keywords: Auditory hallucinations; HD-tDCS; Schizophrenia
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30110662 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2018.08.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Asian J Psychiatr ISSN: 1876-2018