| Literature DB >> 30083490 |
Shubh Mohan Singh1, Vijay Prakash1, Swati Choudhary1, Ajit Avasthi1.
Abstract
Somatoform pain disorders (SPD) are common, disabling and do not respond well to existing treatment modalities. We investigated the usefulness of 18 sessions of high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation delivered at the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in five right-handed patients with SPD. All patients reported significant improvement in pain relief and activities of daily living. High-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) delivered at the left DLPFC may be useful in SPD.Entities:
Keywords: chronic; disorder; neuromodulation; pain; repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; somatoform
Year: 2018 PMID: 30083490 PMCID: PMC6070053 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.2729
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184