Feasibility of NonInvasive Brain Modulation for Management of Pain Related to Chemoradiotherapy in Patients with Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Feasibility of NonInvasive Brain Modulation for Management of Pain Related to Chemoradiotherapy in Patients with Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Patients with head and neck cancer often experience a significant decrease in their quality of life during chemoradiotherapy (CRT) due to treatment-related pain, which is frequently classified as severe. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a method of non-invasive brain stimulation tha...

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Main Authors: Xiaosu Hu, Clayton A Fisher, Stephenie M Munz, Rebecca L Toback, Thiago Nascimento, Emily Bellile, Laura Rozek, Avraham Eisbruch, Francis P Worden, Theodora E Danciu, Alexandre F Dasilva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Pain Management
EEG
tDCS
head and neck cancer
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00466/full

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