Unilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex does not affect cognition in patients with fibromyalgia

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-77

  Baudic, Sophie ^a   Attal, Nadine ^a   Mhalla, Alaa ^a   Ciampi de Andrade, Daniel ^b   Perrot, Serge ^a,c,d   Bouhassira, Didier ^a  

^a HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Fibromyalgia; Motor cortex; Neuropsychology; RTMS

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PAIN; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; SHAM PROCEDURE; SLEEP DISORDER; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84869883530     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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