ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Application of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Neuropathic Pain: A Narrative Review.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of different transcranial magnetic stimulation protocols on pain scores in patients with neuropathic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Deep brain stimulation and motor cortex stimulation for central post-stroke pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha in Neuropsychological Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of intermittent theta burst stimulation and high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on spinal cord injury-related neuropathic pain: A sham-controlled study.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Trial
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- Effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients with Postherpetic Neuralgia and Comorbid Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Pain and therapy · 2026Article
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation suppresses glia-associated neuroinflammation and promotes peripheral nerve recovery in neuropathic pain.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation on prognosis in patients with postherpetic neuralgia and comorbid depression undergoing interventional neuromodulation therapy: protocol for a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Roles in brain stimulation, recording and interpreting neuroimaging data: a systematic survey of 26 countries on current practices in EEG, MRI, TCD, TMS and FUS.Frontiers in medical technology · 2026Article
- Improving Mobility: A Case Report on the Rehabilitation of a Gait Anomaly in an Asian Elephant at a Thai Elephant Conservation Center.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Predictors for quality of life improvement following rTMS treatment in neuropathic pain patients.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Article
- Ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma injection for traumatic painful neuroma of brachial plexus: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Neuropathic Pain: A Bibliometric Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Non-Invasive Electric and Magnetic Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Effects of different transcranial magnetic stimulations on neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on trigeminal-mediated headshaking in 17 horses.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
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Abstract
Neuropathic pain, affecting 6.9-10% of the general population, has a negative impact on patients' quality of life and potentially leads to functional impairment and disability. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)-a safe, indirect and non-invasive technique-has been increasingly applied for treating neuropathic pain. The mechanism underlying rTMS is not yet well understood, and the analgesic effects of rTMS have been inconsistent with respect to different settings/parameters, causing insufficient evidence to determine its efficacy in patients with neuropathic pain. This narrative review aimed to provide an up-to-date overview of rTMS for treating neuropathic pain as well as to summarize the treatment protocols and related adverse effects from existing clinical trials. Current evidence supports the use of 10 Hz HF-rTMS of the primary motor cortex to reduce neuropathic pain, especially in patients with spinal cord injury, diabetic neuropathy and post-herpetic neuralgia. However, the lack of standardized protocols impedes the universal use of rTMS for neuropathic pain. rTMS was hypothesized to achieve analgesic effects by upregulating the pain threshold, inhibiting pain impulse, modulating the brain cortex, altering imbalanced functional connectivity, regulating neurotrophin and increasing endogenous opioid and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Further studies are warranted to explore the differences in the parameters/settings of rTMS for treating neuropathic pain due to different disease types.
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