Effects of paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex on perception of experimentally induced pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 617-623

  Mylius, Veit ^a   Knaack, Anne ^a   Haag, Anja ^a   Teepker, Michael ^a   Oertel, Wolfgang H ^a   Thut, Gregor ^b   Hamer, Hajo M ^a   Rosenow, Felix ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

motor cortex; paired pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation; sensory and pain perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SURAL NERVE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 77955982745     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181dedf8a     Document Type: Article

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