Changes in resting state functional connectivity after repetitive transcranial direct current stimulation applied to motor cortex in fibromyalgia patients

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Cummiford, Chelsea M ^a   Nascimento, Thiago D ^a   Foerster, Bradley R ^a,b,c   Clauw, Daniel J ^a   Zubieta, Jon Kar ^d   Harris, Richard E ^a   DaSilva, Alexandre F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; FMRI; Functional connectivity; Motor cortex; Repetitive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS); Resting state

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANTERIOR INSULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROIMAGING; ORBITAL CORTEX; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; RESTING STATE NETWORK; SUPRAORBITAL CORTEX; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REST; TRENDS;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE NET; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REST; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EID: 84956696774     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13075-016-0934-0     Document Type: Article

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