Neurogenic pain relief by repetitive transcranial magnetic cortical stimulation depends on the origin and the site of pain

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 612-616

  Lefaucheur, J P ^a,b   Drouot, X ^a,b   Menard Lefaucheur, I ^a   Zerah, F ^a   Bendib, B ^a   Cesaro, P ^a,b   Keravel, Y ^a   Nguyen, J P ^a,b  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BRAIN STEM; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; STROKE; THALAMUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; BRAIN STEM INFARCTIONS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; FACIAL NEURALGIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPINAL DISEASES; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THALAMIC DISEASES; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 1642523727     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.022236     Document Type: Article

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