The use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to relieve pain

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 337-344

  Lefaucheur, Jean Pascal ^a   Antal, Andrea ^b   Ahdab, Rechdi ^a   Ciampi de Andrade, Daniel ^a   Fregni, Felipe ^c   Khedr, Eman M ^d   Nitsche, Michael ^b   Paulus, Walter ^b  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

chronic pain; motor cortex; neuropathic pain; neuroplasticity; repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PARIETAL LOBE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; VISCERAL PAIN; ANALGESIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; NEURALGIA; PROCEDURES; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; PAIN MANAGEMENT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 56349116240     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2008.07.003     Document Type: Review

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