transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for the treatment and investigation of Phantom Limb Pain (PLP)

Damercheli, Shahrzad, 1994 (author): Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology

Ramne, Malin, 1996 (author): Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology

Ortiz Catalan, Max Jair, 1982 (author): Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology

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2022-04-22
2022
English.
In: Psychoradiology. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 2634-4416 .- 2634-4416. ; 2:1, s. 23-32

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Abstract Subject headings

Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a complex medical condition that is often difficult to treat, and thus can become detrimental to patients’ quality of life. No standardized clinical treatments exist and there is no conclusive understanding of the underlying mechanisms causing it. Noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) has been used to find correlations between changes in brain activity and various brain conditions, including neurological disease, mental illnesses, and brain disorders. Studies have also shown that NIBS can be effective in alleviating pain. Here, we examined the literature on a particular type of NIBS, known as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), and its application to the treatment of PLP. We first discuss the current hypotheses on the working mechanism of tDCS and then we examine published evidence of its efficacy to treat PLP. We conclude this article by discussing how tDCS alone, and in combination with brain imaging techniques such as electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetic resonance imagining, could be applied to further investigate the mechanisms underlying PLP.

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Medicinteknik -- Annan medicinteknik (hsv//swe)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Medical Engineering -- Other Medical Engineering (hsv//eng)
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Neurovetenskaper (hsv//swe)
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Basic Medicine -- Neurosciences (hsv//eng)
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Neurologi (hsv//swe)
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Neurology (hsv//eng)

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ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY: ENGINEERING AND ...; and Medical Engineer ...; and Other Medical En ...

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Basic Medicine; and Neurosciences

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Clinical Medicin ...; and Neurology

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