Psychiatry Research
Volume 135, Issue 2 , Pages 113-119 , 15 June 2005

Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on saccades in depression: A pilot study

  • Luc Crevits

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +32 9 240 45 39; fax: +32 9 240 49 71.
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  • Dirk Van den Abbeele

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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  • Kurt Audenaert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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  • Maarten Goethals

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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  • Michel Dierick

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
    • Unit of Depression and Anxiety Disorders, Sint Camillus Neuropsychiatric Clinic, Ghent, Belgium

Received 30 August 2003 ,Accepted 28 October 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2003.10.008

Psychiatry Research
Volume 135, Issue 2 , Pages 113-119 , 15 June 2005

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