Phantom Limb Pain : Low Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Unaffected Hemisphere
Joint Authors
Di Rollo, Andrea
Pallanti, Stefano
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Phantom limb pain is very common after limb amputation and is often difficult to treat.
The motor cortex stimulation is a valid treatment for deafferentation pain that does not respond to conventional pain treatment, with relief for 50% to 70% of patients.
This treatment is invasive as it uses implanted epidural electrodes.
Cortical stimulation can be performed noninvasively by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS).
The stimulation of the hemisphere that isn't involved in phantom limb (unaffected hemisphere), remains unexplored.
We report a case of phantom limb pain treated with 1 Hz rTMS stimulation over motor cortex in unaffected hemisphere.
This stimulation produces a relevant clinical improvement of phantom limb pain; however, further studies are necessary to determine the efficacy of the method and the stimulation parameters.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Di Rollo, Andrea& Pallanti, Stefano. 2011. Phantom Limb Pain : Low Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Unaffected Hemisphere. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448120
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Di Rollo, Andrea& Pallanti, Stefano. Phantom Limb Pain : Low Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Unaffected Hemisphere. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448120
American Medical Association (AMA)
Di Rollo, Andrea& Pallanti, Stefano. Phantom Limb Pain : Low Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Unaffected Hemisphere. Case Reports in Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448120
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-448120