Analgesic effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on central post-stroke pain

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 234, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 189-195

  Bae, Sea Hyun ^a   Kim, Gi Do ^b   Kim, Kyung Yoon ^c  

^a Cheongam College   (South Korea)

^b International University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c Dongshin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Central post stroke pain; Quantitative sensory test; Stroke; Temperature; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CENTRAL POST STROKE PAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FEMALE; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVE STIMULATOR; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY NERVE; SHAM PROCEDURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STROKE PATIENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERAPY EFFECT; THERMOMETER; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; ELECTRODE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

ANALGESIA; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EID: 84916219818     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.234.189     Document Type: Article

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