ArticleTranslational neuroscience2020
The effect of rTMS in the management of pain associated with CRPS.
Article in Translational neuroscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06215079 (Investigation of the Efficacy of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients Developing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1 in the Upper Extremity During the Subacute-Chronic Period After Ischemic Stroke), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Investigation of the Efficacy of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients Developing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1 in the Upper Extremity During the Subacute-Chronic Period After Ischemic Stroke
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effects of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with acupuncture on central pain and mood.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The Use of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for the Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Fad or Future?Brain sciences · 2025Article
- White matter tracts involved in complex regional pain syndrome after subcortical stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Pilot Study.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Evidence-Based Advances in Concepts and Treatments.Current pain and headache reports · 2023Review
- Long-term analgesic effect of trans-spinal direct current stimulation compared to non-invasive motor cortex stimulation in complex regional pain syndrome.Brain communications · 2023Article
- Epidural unilateral stimulation with "adaptive stim" option in treatment of type II CRPS.Clinical case reports · 2022Article
- Evidence Mapping Based on Systematic Reviews of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on the Motor Cortex for Neuropathic Pain.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundTherapeutic management of pain in patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is challenging. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has analgesic effects on several types of pain. However, its effect on CRPS has not been elucidated clearly. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis of the available clinical studies on rTMS treatment in patients with CRPS. MATERIALS AND
methodsA comprehensive literature search was conducted using the PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and SCOPUS databases. We included studies published up to February 09, 2020, that fulfilled our inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data regarding measurement of pain using the visual analog scale before and after rTMS treatment were collected to perform the meta-analysis. The meta-analysis was performed using Comprehensive Meta-analysis Version 2.
resultsA total of three studies (one randomized controlled trial and two prospective observational studies) involving 41 patients were included in this meta-analysis. No significant reduction in pain was observed immediately after one rTMS treatment session or immediately after the entire schedule of rTMS treatment sessions (5 or 10 sessions;
conclusionrTMS appears to have a functional analgesic effect in patients with CRPS.
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