ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2023
Motor cortex transcranial magnetic stimulation to reduce intractable postherpetic neuralgia with poor response to other threapies: Report of two cases.
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- Non-invasive brain stimulation for neuropathic orofacial pain: a mini-review.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- A randomised sham-controlled study evaluating rTMS analgesic efficacy for postherpetic neuralgia.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPostherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a typical neuropathic pain condition that appears in the lesioned skin regions following the healing of shingles. The pain condition tends to persist, which is often accompanied by negative emotions ( CASE SUMMARY: Here we report two cases in which motor cortex rTMS was used to treat intractable PHN that did not respond to initial drug and radiofrequency therapies. Moreover, we specifically investigated rTMS efficacy at 3 mo following treatment.
conclusionMotor cortex rTMS can treat intractable PHN that did not respond to initial drug and radiofrequency therapies.
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