The use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to relieve pain

The use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to relieve pain

Summary: Chronic pain resulting from injury of the peripheral or central nervous system may be associated with a significant dysfunction of extensive neural networks. Noninvasive stimulation techniques, such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimu...

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Main Authors: Jean-Pascal Lefaucheur, MD, PhD, Andrea Antal, PhD, Rechdi Ahdab, MD, Daniel Ciampi de Andrade, MD, Felipe Fregni, MD, PhD, Eman M. Khedr, MD, Michael Nitsche, MD, Walter Paulus, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-10-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
chronic pain
motor cortex
neuropathic pain
neuroplasticity
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
transcranial direct current stimulation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X08003215

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