Cortical neurostimulation for neuropathic pain: State of the art and perspectives

Pain

Volumn 157, Issue , 2016, Pages S81-S89

  Lefaucheur, Jean Pascal ^a,b  

^a FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Device; Motor cortex; Neuromodulation; Neuropathic pain; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICAL ELECTRODE; EPIDURAL MOTOR CORTEX STIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL; BRAIN CORTEX; NEURALGIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; PAIN MANAGEMENT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84961382760     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000401     Document Type: Conference Paper

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