Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) relieved itching in a patient with chronic neuropathic pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 621-622

  Knotkova, Helena ^a   Portenoy, Russell K ^a   Cruciani, Ricardo A ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

brain stimulation; itching; neuromodulation; neuropathic pain; transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; AMFEBUTAMONE; BACLOFEN; DULOXETINE; LAMOTRIGINE; MEMANTINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; OXYCODONE PLUS PARACETAMOL; PREGABALIN; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE;

ADULT; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETREATMENT; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN PRURITUS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYRINGOMYELIA; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

CHRONIC PAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRURITUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879886554     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31826b1329     Document Type: Article

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