The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation with visual illusion in neuropathic pain due to spinal cord injury: An evoked potentials and quantitative thermal testing study

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-66

  Kumru, H ^a   Soler, D ^a   Vidal, J ^a   Navarro, X ^a,b   Tormos, J M ^a   Pascual Leone, A ^a,c   Valls Sole, J ^d  

^a University Institute affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ADULT; AGED; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84873616036     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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