Short-term restoration of facial sensory loss by motor cortex stimulation in peripheral post-traumatic neuropathic pain

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-206

  Fontaine, Denys ^a   Bruneto, Jean Louis ^b   El Fakir, Hasna ^a   Paquis, Philippe ^a   Lanteri Minet, Michel ^b,c  

^a PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Motor cortex stimulation; Neuropathic pain; Quantitative sensory testing; Sensory thresholds

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OXCARBAZEPINE; STEROID;

ABDUCENS NERVE INJURY; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FACE PAIN; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY EVALUATION; SIDE EFFECT; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURALGIA; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 67349253371     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-009-0115-5     Document Type: Article

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