Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on pain, mood and serum endorphin level in the treatment of fibromyalgia: A double blinded, randomized clinical trial

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 893-901

  Khedr, Eman M ^a   Omran, Eman A H ^a   Ismail, Nadia M ^a   El Hammady, Dina H ^b   Goma, Samar H ^a   Kotb, Hassan ^a   Galal, Hannan ^a   Osman, Ayman M ^a   Farghaly, Hannan S M ^a   Karim, Ahmed A ^d,e   Ahmed, Gehad A ^c  

^a Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

^b Helwan University   (Egypt)

^c Sohag University   (Egypt)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^e SRH Fernhochschule Riedlingen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Direct current stimulation (tDCS); Endorphin level; Fibromyalgia; Hamilton depression and anxiety rating scale; Pain sensitivity threshold; Widespread pain index

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENDORPHIN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; MOTOR CORTEX; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AFFECT; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFFECT; BIOMARKERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDORPHINS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85021735345     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2017.06.006     Document Type: Article

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