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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Substance Use Disorders is Safe and Tolerable: A Systematic Review of 141 Clinical Trials Including 4,299 Participants

2025-10-03 addiction medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a noninvasive neuromodulation intervention that has been investigated as a treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) and its co-occurring disorders. As the number of rTMS SUD clinical trials increase, the safety and tolerability profile should be assessed. In this systematic review, we investigate adverse events (AEs) of rTMS in individuals with SUD and factors that may influence their occurrence, including treatment status, and s...

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