Letter to the Editor: Left-handedness and rTMS for auditory verbal hallucinations: Should left-handers be treated the same as right-handers?

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive, focal neurostimulation technique using electromagnetic pulses. These pulses induce a brief electrical current in the underlying cortical tissue that can modulate the excitability of the targeted area and its associated network. Several meta-analyses have demonstrated a promising therapeutic efficacy of this treatment against auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) in schizophrenia (Kennedy et al., 2018). In this context, rTMS is generally administered using a low-frequency (1Hz) stimulation pattern delivered to the left temporo-parietal junction (TPJ).
Source: Schizophrenia Research - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research