Interventional neurophysiology for pain control: duration of pain relief following repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex
JP Lefaucheur, X Drouot, JP Nguyen�- Neurophysiologie Clinique/Clinical�…, 2001 - Elsevier
The chronic electrical stimulation of a motor cortical area corresponding to a painful region
of the body, by means of surgically-implanted epidural electrodes is a validated
therapeutical strategy to control medication-resistant neurogenic pain. Repetitive
transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) permits to stimulate non-invasively and precisely
the motor cortex. We applied a 20-min session of rTMS of the motor cortex at 10 Hz using a
'real'or a 'sham'coil in a series of 14 patients with intractable pain due to thalamic stroke or�…
of the body, by means of surgically-implanted epidural electrodes is a validated
therapeutical strategy to control medication-resistant neurogenic pain. Repetitive
transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) permits to stimulate non-invasively and precisely
the motor cortex. We applied a 20-min session of rTMS of the motor cortex at 10 Hz using a
'real'or a 'sham'coil in a series of 14 patients with intractable pain due to thalamic stroke or�…