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Psychiatry

Repetitive TMS may curb cognitive impairments in schizophrenia

Pilot study shows beneficial effect at 20Hz level
Reuters Health
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17 April 2020
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In patients with chronic schizophrenia, add-on high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) may effectively treat cognitive impairments, a pilot study suggests.

Chinese researchers randomised 120 patients to receive rTMS at 10Hz, rTMS at 20Hz or sham stimulation for eight weeks and followed up at week 32.

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