Articles by author - Brigita Novak

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in major depressive episode during pregnancy.

Klirova M, Novak T, Kopecek M, Mohr P, Strunzova V.

Case Reports 2008; 29(1): 69-70 PubMed PMID: 18283246  Keywords:  Adult, Depression:therapy, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications:psychology, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation:adverse effects, Treatment Outcome,.    Citation

: Sir: For women diagnosed with Recurrent depressive disorder, pregnancy poses a major treatment challenge. Apart from antidepressants, th.....

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The effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) add on serotonin reuptake inhibitors in patients with panic disorder: a randomized, double blind sham controlled study.

Prasko J, Záleský R, Bares M, Horácek J, Kopecek M, Novák T, Pasková B.

Journal Article 2007; 28(1): 33-38 PubMed PMID: 17277734  Keywords:  Adult, Antidepressive Agents:therapeutic use, Anxiety:physiopathology, Combined Modality Therapy, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Panic Disorder:physiopathology, Prefrontal Cortex:physiopathology, Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors:therap.    Citation

BACKGROUND: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can modulate cortical activity. The goal of our study was to assess whether rTMS woul.....

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18FDG PET in hallucinating and non-hallucinating patients.

Kopecek M, Spaniel F, Novák T, Tislerová B, Belohlávek O, Horácek J.

Clinical Trial 2007; 28(1): 53-59 PubMed PMID: 17277726  Keywords:  Adult, Brain Mapping, Case-Control Studies, Cognition:physiology, Female, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Hallucinations:diagnostic imaging, Humans, Male, Positron-Emission Tomography, Prefrontal Cortex:diagnostic imaging, Psychotic Disorders:diagnostic imaging, .    Citation

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to detect whether the abnormal regional brain activity correlates with auditory verbal hallucination-p.....

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Regional brain metabolism as the predictor of performance on the Trail Making Test in schizophrenia. A 18FDG PET covariation study.

Horacek J, Dockery C, Kopecek M, Spaniel F, Novak T, Tislerova B, Klirova M, Palenicek T, Höschl C.

Controlled Clinical Trial 2006; 27(5): 587-594 PubMed PMID: 17159818  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Basal Metabolism, Brain:metabolism, Brain Mapping, Female, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18:metabolism, Frontal Lobe:metabolism, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Positron-Emission Tomography:methods, Psychomotor Performance, Schizophrenia:metabolism, T.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: With the aim to indicate the functional anatomical substrate of cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia we evaluated the relati.....

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The effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on symptoms in obsessive compulsive disorder. A randomized, double blind, sham controlled study.

Prasko J, Pasková B, Záleský R, Novák T, Kopecek M, Bares M, Horácek J.

Journal Article 2006; 27(3): 327-332 PubMed PMID: 16816829  Keywords:  Adult, Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation:therapeutic use, Combined Modality Therapy, Double-Blind Method, Drug Resistance, Electric Stimulation Therapy:methods, Female, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:therapy, .    Citation

BACKGROUND: The goal of our study is to assess whether transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) would facilitate the effect of antidepress.....

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The double-blind sham-controlled study of high-frequency rTMS (20 Hz) for negative symptoms in schizophrenia: negative results.

Novák T, Horácek J, Mohr P, Kopecek M, Skrdlantová L, Klirova M, Rodriguez M, Spaniel F, Dockery C, Höschl C.

Journal Article 2006; 27(1-2): 209-213 PubMed PMID: 16648775  Keywords:  Adult, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Schizophrenia:therapy, Schizophrenic Psychology, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation,.    Citation

: The high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS) over the prefrontal cortex is a promising method for the treat.....

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