Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Resistant Visual Hallucinations in a Woman With Schizophrenia: A Case Report

SOURCE: Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. 10(1) (no pagination), 2016. Article Number: e3561.

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 01 Mar 2016.

AUTHORS: Ghanbari Jolfaei A.; Naji B.; Esfehani M.N.

ABSTRACT: A 29-year-old woman with schizophrenia introduced for application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for refractory visual hallucinations. Following inhibitory rTMS on visual cortex she reported significant reduction in severity and simplification of complexity of hallucinations, which lasted for three months. rTMS can be considered as a possibly potent treatment for visual hallucinations.