Use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in pain relief

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 799-808

  Lefaucheur, Jean Pascal ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Epidural cortical stimulation; Fibromyalgia; Motor cortex; Neuromodulation; Neuropathic pain; Prefrontal cortex; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRODE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PARIETAL LOBE; PREDICTION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PULSE GENERATOR; RELAPSE; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISCERAL PAIN;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PAIN; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43249103005     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737175.8.5.799     Document Type: Review

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