Article
Gene polymorphisms and response to transcranial direct current stimulation for auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia.
Acta neuropsychiatrica - 1 Aug 2018
Chhabra Harleen, Shivakumar Venkataram, Subbanna Manjula, Kalmady Sunil V, Bose Anushree, Agarwal Sri Mahavir, Sreeraj Vanteemar S, Dinakaran Damodharan, Narayanaswamy Janardhanan C, Debnath Monojit, Venkatasubramanian Ganesan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Recent observations demonstrate a significant ameliorative effect of add-on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) in schizophrenia. Of the many SNPs, NRG1 rs35753505 and catechol-o-methyl transferase (COMT) rs4680 polymorphisms have shown to have a strong association with neuroplasticity effect in schizophrenia. METHODS: Schizophrenia patients (n=32)...
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