Pain reduction associated with improved functional interhemispheric balance following transcranial direct current stimulation for post-stroke central pain: A case study

Takashi Morishita; Koichi Hyakutake; Kazuya Saita; Masaki Takahara; Etsuji Shiota; Tooru Inoue

doi:10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.1551

Pain reduction associated with improved functional interhemispheric balance following transcranial direct current stimulation for post-stroke central pain: A case study

J Neurol Sci. 2015 Nov 15;358(1-2):484-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.1551. Epub 2015 Sep 2.

Authors

Takashi Morishita¹, Koichi Hyakutake², Kazuya Saita², Masaki Takahara³, Etsuji Shiota⁴, Tooru Inoue³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. Electronic address: tmorishita@fukuoka-u.ac.jp.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Rehabilitation, Fukuoka University, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁴ Department of Rehabilitation, Fukuoka University, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.

PMID: 26349403
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.1551

No abstract available

Keywords: Interhemispheric inhibition; Near infrared spectroscopy; Neuromodulation; Post-stroke central pain; Transcranial direct current stimulation.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Humans
Neural Inhibition / physiology
Pain / etiology
Pain / rehabilitation*
Pain Management*
Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
Stroke / complications
Stroke Rehabilitation*
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation / methods*