Effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation for the management of neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury: A meta-analysis

Spinal Cord

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 780-785

  Mehta, S ^a,b,c   Mcintyre, A ^a,b,c   Guy, S ^a,b,c   Teasell, R W ^a,b,c   Loh, E ^a,b,c  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Mental Health Care Building   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTRODE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; META ANALYSIS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN INTENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANIMAL; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; NEURALGIA; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EID: 84947046253     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2015.118     Document Type: Review

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