Pain reduction associated with improved functional interhemispheric balance following transcranial direct current stimulation for post-stroke central pain: A case study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 358, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 484-485

  Morishita, Takashi ^a   Hyakutake, Koichi ^a   Saita, Kazuya ^a   Takahara, Masaki ^a   Shiota, Etsuji ^a   Inoue, Tooru ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interhemispheric inhibition; Near infrared spectroscopy; Neuromodulation; Post stroke central pain; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALGESIA; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEURAL INHIBITION; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EID: 85027954719     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.1551     Document Type: Letter

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