BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 211-217 , October 2010

Response to deep TMS in depressive patients with previous electroconvulsive treatment

  • Oded Rosenberg

      Affiliations

    • The Beer Ya'acov Mental Health Institution, Beer Ya'acov, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Dr. Oded Rosenberg, Beer Ya'acov Mental Health Institution, Derech Hazayit 239, Kfar Shmuel, Moaza Ezorit Gezer 99788, Israel.
    • ,
  • Abraham Zangen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurobiology, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
    • ,
  • Rafael Stryjer

      Affiliations

    • The Beer Ya'acov Mental Health Institution, Beer Ya'acov, Israel
    • ,
  • Moshe Kotler

      Affiliations

    • The Beer Ya'acov Mental Health Institution, Beer Ya'acov, Israel
    • ,
  • Pinhas N. Dannon

      Affiliations

    • The Beer Ya'acov Mental Health Institution, Beer Ya'acov, Israel

Received 10 May 2009 ,Revised 23 November 2009 ,Accepted 1 December 2009.

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 Prof. Dannon and Dr. Rosenberg received an unrestricted educational grant for deep TMS research from Brainsway Company.

 Dr. Zangen is working as a research consultant in Brainsway Company.

PII: S1935-861X(09)00110-7

doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2009.12.001

BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 211-217 , October 2010

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