Long-term analgesic effects of transcranial direct current stimulation of the motor cortex on phantom limb and stump pain: A case report

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Bolognini, Nadia ^a   Spandri, Viviana ^b   Olgiati, Elena ^a   Fregni, Felipe ^c   Ferraro, Francesco ^d   Maravita, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^d CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LETTER; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE STUMP; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHANTOM PAIN; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AMPUTATION STUMPS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PHANTOM LIMB; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885316344     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.06.014     Document Type: Letter

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