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Combined rTMS treatment targeting the anterior cingulate and the temporal cortex for the treatment of chronic tinnitus
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Kreuzer, Peter M., Lehner, Astrid, Schlee, Winfried
, Vielsmeier, Veronika, Schecklmann, Martin, Poeppl, Timm B.
, Landgrebe, Michael, Rupprecht, Rainer and Langguth, Berthold
(2015)
Combined rTMS treatment targeting the anterior cingulate and the temporal cortex for the treatment of chronic tinnitus.
Scientific Reports 5 (18028), pp. 1-10.
DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.33019
Abstract
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been proposed as a tinnitus treatment option. Promising results have been obtained by consecutive stimulation of lateral frontal and auditory brain regions. We investigated a combined stimulation paradigm targeting the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) with double cone coil rTMS, followed by stimulation of the temporo-parietal junction area ...
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been proposed as a tinnitus treatment option. Promising results have been obtained by consecutive stimulation of lateral frontal and auditory brain regions. We investigated a combined stimulation paradigm targeting the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) with double cone coil rTMS, followed by stimulation of the temporo-parietal junction area with a figure-of-eight coil. The study was conducted as a randomized, double-blind pilot trial in 40 patients suffering from chronic tinnitus. We compared mediofrontal stimulation with double-conecoil, (2000 stimuli, 10 Hz) followed by left temporo-parietal stimulation with figure-of-eight-coil (2000 stimuli, 1 Hz) to left dorsolateral-prefrontal-cortex stimulation with figure-of-eight-coil (2000 stimuli, 10 Hz) followed by temporo-parietal stimulation with figure-of-eight-coil (2000 stimuli, 1 Hz). The stimulation was feasible with comparable dropout rates in both study arms; no severe adverse events were registered. Responder rates did not differ in both study arms. There was a significant main effect of time for the change in the TQ score, but no significant time x group interaction. This pilot study demonstrated the feasibility of combined mediofrontal/temporoparietal-rTMS-stimulation with double cone coil in tinnitus patients but failed to show better outcome compared to an actively rTMS treated control group.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Scientific Reports | ||||
| Publisher | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP | ||||
| Open Access Type | Gold (with APC) | ||||
| Place of Publication | LONDON | ||||
| Volume | 5 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter | 18028 | ||||
| Page Range | pp. 1-10 | ||||
| Date | 15 December 2015 | ||||
| Date of publication | 15 Dec 2015 10:48 | ||||
| Institutions | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie | ||||
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| Keywords | TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; COIL PREFRONTAL STIMULATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL; MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY; AUDITORY-CORTEX; FRONTAL-CORTEX; REPETITIVE TMS; TEMPOROPARIETAL JUNCTION; ANTIDEPRESSANT RESPONSE; | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-330194 | ||||
| Item ID | 33019 |
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