Efficacy of transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and its different modes in patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 437-439

  Yameen, Faisal ^a   Shahbaz, Naila Naeem ^a   Hasan, Yasmin ^a   Fauz, Rabia ^a   Abdullah, Mohammed ^a  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Transcutaneous electrical stimulation; Treigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURST MODE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTANT MODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 79955620232     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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