Effects of spinal cord stimulation on cortical excitability in patients with chronic neuropathic pain: A pilot study

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 863-868

  Schlaier, Jürgen R ^a   Eichhammer, Peter ^a   Langguth, Berthold ^a   Doenitz, Christian ^a   Binder, Harald ^a   Hajak, Göran ^a   Brawanski, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Neuropathic pain; Spinal cord stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; SPINAL CORD; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548269120     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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