Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in neuropathic pain secondary to malignancy: A randomized clinical trial

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 519-527

  Khedr, E M ^a   Kotb, H I ^a   Mostafa, M G ^a   Mohamad, M F ^a   Amr, S A ^a   Ahmed, M A ^a   Karim, A A ^b,c   Kamal, S M M ^a  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b SRH University   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; COMPLICATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; NEOPLASM; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; NEOPLASMS; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925412574     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejp.576     Document Type: Article

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