Longlasting antalgic effects of daily sessions of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in central and peripheral neuropathic pain

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 833-838

  Khedr, E M ^a   Kotb, H ^a   Kamel, N F ^a   Ahmed, M A ^a   Sadek, R ^a   Rothwell, J C ^b  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKULL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 20444397455     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.055806     Document Type: Article

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